Alzheimers Information

Dr. Hanneke Thoonsen, MD, Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands has reported on a study that found a higher risk for inracerebral haemorrhages (bleeding in the brain associated with hemorrhagic stroke) with Alzheimer’s patients using aspirin versus those who did not.

She reported a clinical review of 2 other studies found similar results – in the range of 4% to 2% in those using aspirin versus 0% in those not using aspirin.

This risk has been described as falling short of recommending against asprin but certainly suggesting caution, reduced use of aspirin and requiring further study.

19th European Stroke Conference (ESC) May 26/2010 Aspirin in Alzheimer’s Disease: Relatively High Risk of Intracerebral Haemorrhage. Abstract 695