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Does TpA or TNK cause acute post infusion severe headache with no intracranial bleed?

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Neurology · University of Virginia, School of Medicine

The short answer is yes patients can develop headaches post thrombolysis. Some report about 32-33% of AIS patients post thrombolysis experience headaches without hemorrhagic conversion. These do not seem to be associated with the increasing risk of hemorrhagic conversion. Some stroke patients develo...

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