Differentiation Between Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Ischemic Stroke by Transcranial Color-Coded Duplex-Sonography

Abstract

In comparison to the "gold standard" of CT, TCCS identified stroke complications and differentiated between intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke with reasonable sensitivity. Thus, if CT is not readily available, TCCS may complement clinical examination in patients with acute stroke. In addition, it may also be useful in detecting stroke complications in the follow-up of stroke patients.