A Clinical Analysis of 553 Cases of Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage. |
Jin Woo Chang, Sang Sup Chung, Yong Gou Park, Joong Uhn Choi, Kyu Chang Lee |
Department of Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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ABSTRACT |
Authors analysed 553 CT-scan confirmed cases of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage. According to anatomical sites, incidence of intracerebral hemorrhage was greatest in the putamen with 45%, followed by 21.1%, in the thalamus, 16.3% in the subcortex, 5.9% in the cerebellum, 5.9% in the ventricles and 4.8% in the pons. According to hematoma sites, mortality rates were 23.3% in the putamen, 28.4% in the thalamus, 32.2% in the subcortex, 59.2% in the pons, 21.2% in the ventricles. The overall mortality rate was 28%. |
Key Words:
Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage; Intraventricular hemorrhage; Stereotaxic aspiration; Archimedean screw |
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