Why the study?
Does early anticoagulant therapy cause hemorrhage in patients with acute cerebral embolism of cardiac origin?
Population
5 patients with nonseptic cerebral embolism of cardiac origin and large infarctions in the right middle…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
up to 30 days
Authors
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May warrant caution with early anticoagulation in acute embolic stroke; leaves open optimal timing in controlled trials.
Does early anticoagulant therapy cause hemorrhage in patients with acute cerebral embolism of cardiac origin?
Early anticoagulant therapy in acute nonseptic cerebral embolism, particularly with large infarctions, carries a significant danger of frank hemorrhage and clinical deterioration.
Shields et al. (1984) studied this question.
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