Hydrocephalus: A Previously Unrecognized Predictor of Poor Outcome From Supratentorial Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Michael N. Diringer,
Dorothy F. Edwards,
Allyson R. Zazulia
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.7.1352
Subject(s) - medicine , hydrocephalus , glasgow coma scale , intraventricular hemorrhage , ventriculostomy , intracerebral hemorrhage , univariate analysis , surgery , anesthesia , multivariate analysis , gestational age , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Although several factors have been identified that predict outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), no previous study has investigated the impact of hydrocephalus. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the presence of hydrocephalus after ICH would predict mortality and functional outcome.
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