Evaluation of Volumetric Change of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients Treated with Thrombolysis for Intraventricular Hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is often caused by irruption of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) of basal ganglia or thalamus into the ventricular system. Instillation of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) via an external ventricular drainage (EVD) has been shown to effectively decrease IVH volumes while the impact of rtPA instillation on ICH volumes remains unclear. In this series, we analyzed volumetric changes of ICH in patients with and without intrathecal lysis therapy.

Methods

Between 01/2013 and 01/2019, 36 patients with IVH caused by hemorrhage of basal ganglia, thalamus or brain stem were treated with rtPA via an EVD (Group A). Initial volumes were determined in the first available computed tomography (CT) scan, final volumes in the last CT s

SUBMITTER: Staub-Bartelt F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8128818 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature