Early surgical treatment for hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage.
The authors review 38 cases of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage operated on within 7 hours after the apoplectic attack. Microsurgical technique was used for hemostasis and evacuation of the hematoma. At the 6-month follow-up study, 34 patients could walk unaided or with a cane, one was confined in bed, and three had died.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors