title: Management of acute intracerebral haemorrhage - an update.
abstract: Managing acute intracerebral haemorrhage is a challenging task for physicians. Evidence shows that outcome can be improved with admission to an acute stroke unit and active care, including urgent reversal of anticoagulant effects and, potentially, intensive blood pressure reduction. Nevertheless, many management issues remain controversial, including the use of haemostatic therapy, selection of patients for neurosurgery and neurocritical care, the extent of investigations for underlying causes and the benefit versus risk of restarting antithrombotic therapy after an episode of intracerebral haemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham, UK.|National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Zhe Kang
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Law
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Jason P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Appleton
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham, UK.|Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Philip M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bath
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham, UK nikola.sprigg@nottingham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Nikola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sprigg
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D059906:Neuroimaging; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
keywords: Antithrombotic; blood pressure; intracerebral haemorrhage; management; neurosurgery; stroke