Christian Weimar* and Julian Kleine-Borgmann Pages 2193 - 2196 ( 4 )
Background: Spontaneous non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has a worse prognosis than ischemic stroke. The purpose of this review was to update the reader on epidemiology, prognosis and secondary prevention strategies of ICH.
Methods: We performed a selected review from the literature including recent original articles and meta-analyses. Results: ICH has an overall incidence of 24.6 per 100.000 patient years, which is considerably higher in Asian populations. Despite some progress in acute interventions and a great increase in clinical studies over the last decade, mortality of ICH remains high. In addition, survivors remain at increased risk of recurrent hemorrhagic as well as ischemic stroke. Conclusion: Knowledge on risk factors and prevention strategies can greatly decrease the incidence of ICH and improve prognosis of ICH survivors.Intracerebral hemorrhage, ICH, epidemiology, prognosis, thrombosis prevention, stroke recurrence, anticoagulation.
Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122 Essen, Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr, 55, 45122 Essen