Objective To investigate the etiological and clinical characteristics of 1298 cases with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted to investigate the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of 1298 patients who suffered from spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage and were hospitalized in Neurology Dept. of Anhui Provincial Hospital from 2005 to 2009.
Results Among 1 298 patients, 822 (63.33%) were male while 476 (36.67%) were female. The constituent ratio of male and female patients was significantly different; the patients mainly suffered from spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in winter and spring which was commonly caused by hypertension accounting for 65.87% and was mostly happened on basal ganglia site (n=895, 68.95%).
Conclusions The incidence of spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage is related with age, season and hypertension, it is very important to be prevented effectively and to well control the blood pressure.
Citation: WU Yan,LI Huaiyu,LI Hu. Etiology and Clinical Characteristics of 1298 Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2010, 10(11): 1256-1258. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20100581 Copy