title: [Prognosis factors in conservatively treated patients with non-traumatic supratentorial intracerebral hematoma].
abstract: We have carried out a retrospective study of 90 patients who were diagnosed of non traumatic supratentorial intracerebral hematoma by computerized tomography and received conservative treatment. Clinical features and laboratory and radiographic findings during acute stage as well as the course of the patients during hospital stay (mean, 34 days) are analyzed. The overall mortality rate was 21%. The factors having a significant influence on prognosis were: degree of neurologic impairment at admission, degree of motor impairment at admission, progression of neurologic impairment after the admission, level of glycemia at admission, extent of the hematoma, and presence of mass effect in CT. We conclude that the extent of the hematoma and the level of glycemia at admission are the primary prognostic factors without being related to each other. The "critical" values were 40 cc for the extent of the hematoma and 130 mg/dl for glycemia at admission. Patients with higher values had a poorer prognosis with a worse clinical condition at discharge.
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Posada
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arnal
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fernández Ortega
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Calandre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bermejo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
vernacular_title: Factores pronósticos en pacientes con hematoma intracerebral supratentorial no traumático tratados de forma conservadora.