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Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage accounts for about 10% of all strokes and is associated with high morbidity and mortality [4, 6, 10]. The initial level of consciousness, hemorrhage size, and intraventricular extension of blood have proven to be accurate predictors of outcome [2, 5, 8]. Predisposing factors are hypertension, treatment with anticoagulants, alcoholism, and coronary heart disease, all affecting cerebral vasculature [1, 3, 5, 9]. However, the influence of these factors on the course of the disease has not been established so far in the literature. Therefore, this study was designed to clarify whether risk factors predisposing to spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage are important with respect to the prognosis of these patients.
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Nadstawek, J., Zentner, J., Ruta, U., Albrecht, S., Kaden, B. (1993). Morbidity and Mortality of Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hematoma. In: Lorenz, R., Klinger, M., Brock, M. (eds) Intracerebral Hemorrhage Hydrocephalus malresorptivus Peripheral Nerves. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77997-8_17
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