Intracerebral hemorrhage outcome

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) carries the highest mortality and morbidity of all stroke types.

Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage outcome.

Traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage outcome.

Whereas younger patients show an excellent outcome, the elderly population of the traumatic cases demonstrates a poor outcome similar to that of the nontraumatic cohort. Intracerebral hemorrhage expansion under novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) rather than under vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) is more likely in the elderly after TBI. Larger prospective trials are warranted to elucidate the potential individual underlying molecular mechanisms for the development of an intracerebral hemorrhage and hematoma expansion in these diseases ¹⁾.