Does microbleed predict haemorrhagic transformation after acute atherothrombotic or cardioembolic stroke?

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OBJECTIVES: Cerebral microbleeds (MBs) are known to be indicative of bleeding-prone microangiopathy and may predict incident intracerebral haemorrhage. However, there is controversy concerning the causal relationship between the presence of MBs and haemorrhagic transformation (HTf) after ischaemic stroke. METHODS: Of the 1034 patients with acute ischaemic stroke who were consecutively admitted to our hospital,...

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