title: Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this guideline is to present current and comprehensive recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
  
  
  METHODS
  A formal literature search of PubMed was performed through the end of August 2013. The writing committee met by teleconference to discuss narrative text and recommendations. Recommendations follow the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association methods of classifying the level of certainty of the treatment effect and the class of evidence. Prerelease review of the draft guideline was performed by 6 expert peer reviewers and by the members of the Stroke Council Scientific Oversight Committee and Stroke Council Leadership Committee.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Evidence-based guidelines are presented for the care of patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Topics focused on diagnosis, management of coagulopathy and blood pressure, prevention and control of secondary brain injury and intracranial pressure, the role of surgery, outcome prediction, rehabilitation, secondary prevention, and future considerations. Results of new phase 3 trials were incorporated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intracerebral hemorrhage remains a serious condition for which early aggressive care is warranted. These guidelines provide a framework for goal-directed treatment of the patient with intracerebral hemorrhage.
authors.forename: J Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hemphill
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: Craig S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Kyra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Bernard R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Bendok
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cushman
authors.forename: Gordon L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Joshua N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: R Loch
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: Pamela H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Phillip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Magdy H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Selim
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D000572:American Heart Association; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D019468:Disease Management; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: AHA Scientific Statements; blood pressure; coagulopathy; diagnosis; intracerebral hemorrhage; intraventricular hemorrhage; surgery; treatment