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Gustavo Cartaxo Patriota¹, João Manoel da Silva-Júnior, Alécio Cristino Evangelista Santos Barcellos

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The ICH Score effectively predicts 30-day mortality and functional outcomes in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH). Pyramidal pathway injury offers additional prognostic value for functional outcomes.

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Neurology
Clinical Medicine
Medical Research

Background:

Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) exhibits significant heterogeneity in clinical evaluation and treatment studies.
Variations in enrollment criteria complicate the assessment of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) treatment efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the ICH Score's ability to predict 30-day mortality and one-year functional outcomes in acute SICH patients.
To assess the prognostic value of the ICH Score across diverse socioeconomic populations.

Main Methods:

Prospective inclusion of consecutive patients admitted with acute SICH.
Calculation of the ICH Score for each patient, ranging from 0 to 4.
Analysis of the association between ICH Score, mortality, and functional outcomes.

Main Results:

Increasing ICH Scores correlated with higher 30-day mortality rates.
Higher ICH Scores were associated with progressively poorer functional outcomes at one year.
Pyramidal pathway injury demonstrated a stronger association with worse functional outcome than the ICH Score alone.

Conclusions:

The ICH Score is a valid and reliable predictor of 30-day mortality and functional outcomes in SICH patients.
Its predictive accuracy is confirmed across different socioeconomic contexts.
Incorporating pyramidal pathway injury assessment enhances prognostic accuracy for functional outcomes.