Subarachnoid hemorrhage—a rare complication after intravenous thrombolysis in an ischemic stroke patient

• Published in: The American journal of emergency medicine Vol. 28; no. 8; pp. 984.e1 - 984.e3
• Main Authors: Chou, Chao-Liang, MD, Lin, Ya-Ju, MD, Po, Helen L., MD, Chang, Cheng-Kuei, MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.10.2010; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Emergency; Emergency medical care; Female; Fibrinolytic Agents - adverse effects; Fibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use; Heart attacks; Humans; Middle Aged; Stroke; Stroke - complications; Stroke - drug therapy; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - chemically induced; Thrombolytic Therapy - adverse effects; Tissue Plasminogen Activator - adverse effects; Tissue Plasminogen Activator - therapeutic use; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Veins & arteries

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) trial, the rate of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage is low [3]. Because of a deficiency in external elastic lamina, the dissection of intracranial arteries is likely to lead to an SAH over the basal sylvian fissure [...