Ischemic Brain Injury After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Posted by National Health Index Stroke News Friday, July 27th, 2012

Stroke.ahajournals.org: 7/19/12.

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the second most common cause of stroke and accounts for 8% to 15% of strokes in Western societies with an estimated incidence of 10 to 25 per 100 000 persons.^1–3 Despite advances in the field of stroke and neurocritical care,⁴ the 30-day mortality has not changed significantly over the past 20 years.³ Indeed, ICH has the highest rates of dependence or death among stroke types and proven treatments are lacking. Read More