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New treatment guidelines on management of Intracrebral hemorrhage

By Michael Kaplen

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), bleeding within the brain is one of the most severe forms of stroke producing devastating neurological injuries.  For too long, many clinicians have taken the unfortunate attitude that treatment options did not exist.

ICH is a medical emergency and is associated with an abrupt onset of focal neurological symptoms, vomiting, systolic blood pressure of more than 220 mm Hg, severe headache, coma, or decreased level of consciousness.

New evidence shows that this condition is treatable and that early aggessive treatment improves outcome.

A new guideline has been released on the management of of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association.  It is scheduled for publication in the September issue of the journal Stroke.  The guideline has has been approved by The American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neurological Surgeon and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Full post as published by Brain Injury News and Information on September 13, 2010 (boomark / email).