title: Hemorrhagic infarcts.
abstract: A review of hemorrhagic transformation after brain ischemia is presented. The pathological, clinical and radiological aspects are discussed with respect to recent studies. The different pathophysiological mechanisms (reperfusion, vascular rupture, size of infarction, timing of constitution) are reviewed. The role of the utilization of antithrombotic (anticoagulant and thrombolytic) agents in the production of hemorrhagic infarct is presented, and we propose a new classification of hemorrhagic infarct, based on the CT scan patterns.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Centre Hospitalier Régional, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moulin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Crépin-Leblond
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chopard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bogousslavsky
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002550:Cerebral Veins; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000503:physiopathology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants