Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage epidemiology
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a global public health issue and accounts for 10–15% of all stroke cases 1).
It is the second most common subtype of stroke, with 5.3 million cases and over 3 million deaths reported worldwide in 2010.
In 2001 the annual incidence of 20–30 per 1,000,000 people 2).
1)
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2)
Qureshi AI, Tuhrim S, Broderick JP, Batjer HH, Hanley DF. Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. N Engl J Med. 2001;14:1450–1460. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200105103441907.