Stroke-related complications in large hemisphere infarction: incidence and influence on unfavorable outcome.

Jie LiPing ZhangSimiao WuYanfen WangJu ZhouXingyang YiChun Wang

Published in: Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders (2019)

More than three-quarters of LHI patients have at least one stroke-related complication. LHI patients with the unfavorable outcome had stroke-related complications more frequently, whereas only malignant brain edema and pneumonia are independently associated with 3-month unfavorable outcome.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
risk factors
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
cerebral ischemia
prognostic factors
blood brain barrier
respiratory failure