Elderly Patient in Hospital

Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH)

Angie SzumlinskiHealth, Studies

Spontaneous (nontraumatic) intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the most dramatic type of stroke being responsible for the majority of mortality and stroke-related disability. ICH survivors seem to be at high risk of major vascular events with an ICH annual recurrence risk varying from 1.3% to 7.4%. While patients and clinicians are mainly concerned with recurrent ICH, ischemic arterial events may be …