Natural History of Infratentorial Intracerebral Hemorrhages: Two Subgroups with Distinct Presentations and Outcomes

Infratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with worse prognosis than supratentorial ICH; however, infratentorial ICH is often excluded or underrepresented in clinical trials of ICH. We sought to evaluate the natural history of infratentorial ICH stratified by brainstem or cerebellar location using a prospective observational study inclusive of all spontaneous ICH.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 14, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Viren D. Patel, Roxanna M. Garcia, Dionne E. Swor, Eric M. Liotta, Matthew B. Maas, Andrew Naidech Source Type: research