Emergency Bedside Catheter Evacuation of Deep Ganglionic Hematoma Following Recanalization Therapy in Ischemic Stroke

Abstract

The main complication of intravenous application of recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) in acute ischemic stroke is secondary intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH), which occurs in 1.7–8.8% of patients [1, 2], typically in the first 48 h following rtPA administration. It is associated with a mortality rate of up to 70%, mainly due to the mass effect of the hematoma [3].