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[Management of primary intracerebral hemorrhage]
1Department of Neurology, Hadassah University Hospital, Hadassah Ein Kerem, Jerusalem.
Insights
Primary intracranial hemorrhage (PICH) is a serious stroke type. Preventing PICH by managing blood pressure is key, though conservative treatments offer limited improvement.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Stroke Medicine
Context:
- Primary intracranial hemorrhage (PICH) accounts for 10% of strokes, carrying high morbidity and mortality.
- Recent years have seen advancements in understanding and managing PICH.
Purpose:
- To present updated insights into the diagnosis and therapy of PICH.
- To summarize expert consensus on PICH epidemiology, prevention, and treatment.
Summary:
- PICH is a severe neurological disorder with a poor prognosis.
- Preventive strategies, particularly blood pressure reduction, could significantly decrease PICH incidence.
- Conservative management remains the current standard, offering modest benefits; newer surgical techniques show future promise.
Impact:
- Highlights the critical role of blood pressure control in PICH prevention.
- Discusses the limitations of current therapies and the potential of emerging surgical interventions.
- Provides a comprehensive overview for clinicians managing PICH patients.
Background:
Primary intracranial hemorrhage (PICH) is responsible for about 10% of all strokes and is associated with a grave prognosis with high morbidity and mortality rates.
Objectives:
To familiarize the reader with new insights gained in the field of PICH over recent years.
Methods:
The authors conducted a MEDLINE search on studies related to the diagnosis and therapy of PICH. The authors also formed an expert committee of the Israeli Neurological Society that discussed the epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis and therapy of PICH and present their conclusions herein.
Results And Discussion:
PICH is a common and serious disorder with ominous prognosis. A large proportion of all PICH could theoretically be prevented if appropriate therapeutic interventions would be applied in advance. This holds especially true for lowering systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Conservative therapy continues to be the most appropriate therapy form to date although it only marginally improves patient outcome and survival. Surgical interventions have not proved to be superior to conservative therapy thus far, except for certain forms of PICH as detailed in the article. However, newer surgical techniques that are currently undergoing randomized studies could perceivably improve patients survival and outcome.