Haemorrhagic transformation

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Haemorrhagic transformation. Older age, Asian ethnicity. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Individual risk factors

  • Older age
  • Asian ethnicity

Vascular risk factors

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Treatment-related risk factors

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Medical risk factors

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Imaging risk factors

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Differential diagnosis

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Synonym

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References

  1. Paciaroni M, Agnelli G, Corea F, et al. Early haemorrhagic transportation of brain infarction: rate, predictive factors, and influence on clinical outcome: results of a prospective multicenter study. Stroke 2008; 39:2249-2256.
  2. Amarenco P, Sissani L, Labreuche J, et al; PERFORM and PRoFESS Committees and Investigators. The Intracranial-B2LEED3S Score and the risk of intracranial hemorrhage in ischemic stroke patients under antiplatelet treatment. Cerebrovasc Dis 2017; 43:145-151. 
  3. Hilkens NA, Greving JP, Algra A, Klijn CJ. Blood pressure levels and the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage after ischemic stroke. Neurology 2017; 88:177-181. 
  4. Biffi A, Anderson CD, Battey TW, et al. Association between blood pressure control and risk of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage. JAMA 2015; 314:904-912.
  5. Kim BJ, Lee SH, Ryu W-S, Kang BS, Kim CK, Yoon BW. Low level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol increases hemorrhagic transformation in large artery artherothrombosis but not in cardioembolism. Stroke 2009; 40:1627-1632.
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