Predictors and Early Outcome of Hemorrhagic Transformation after Acute Ischemic Stroke

Abstract

HT is a frequent finding on T(2)*-MRI in patients with acute ischemic stroke associated with tPA treatment, territorial infarction and severer neurological deficits on admission. However, HT does not cause clinical deterioration; it is rather related to a favorable early outcome likely reflecting early recanalization and better reperfusion in these patients.