Author(s)

G. E. Mead, J. M. Wardlaw, M. S. Dennis, S. C. Lewis

ISBN

0002-0729

Publication year

2002

Periodical

Age and Ageing

Periodical Number

6

Volume

31

Pages

429-433

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Data from prior studies using serial imaging and post mortem data support the possibility that at least some cases of apparent primary intracerebral haemorrhage are due to early haemorrhagic transformation of infarct. If some primary intracerabral haemorrhage is actually early haemorrhagic transformation of infarct, then secondary stroke prevention for ischaemic stroke might be appropriate and so future studies should obtain data to determine the frequency of early major haemorrhagic transformation of infarct.