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Statins May Increase Intracerebral Hemorrhage Volume

Geneviève Ricard, Marie‐Pierre Garant, Nathalie Carrier, Nancy Leblanc, Jean-Martin Boulanger

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques · 2010 · 24 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

Treatment with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors may be a risk factor for increased ICH volume in spontaneous brain hemorrhages and could contribute to hemorrhage's volume progression.

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