Gastrointestinal bleeding in stroke.
Author(s) -
Eelco F. M. Wijdicks,
Jimmy R. Fulgham,
Kenneth P. Batts
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.25.11.2146
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , gastrointestinal bleeding , intracerebral hemorrhage , orthostatic vital signs , gastritis , gastroenterology , helicobacter pylori , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , surgery , endoscopy , subarachnoid hemorrhage , blood pressure , mechanical engineering , engineering
Patients with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke are at risk for systemic complications. The reasons why gastrointestinal bleeding occurs after stroke are unknown and have intuitively been attributed to stress ulcers. No study to date has addressed causes of gastrointestinal hemorrhage in stroke.
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