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Using death and functional status as end points,we prospectively analyzed the outcome 6 months after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in 166 patients admitted to an acute-care stroke unit on the first day of their stroke.Seventy-one patients(43%)died,69(42%)had a satisfactory outcome,and 26(16%)had a poor functional outcome.Early(30-day)survival was correlated with morphologic parameters on the initial computed tomogram(hemorrhage size,midline shift,and intraventricular spread of the hemorrhage),while later(6-month)survival was correlated with age.Using logistic regression, we found five independent predictors of satisfactory outcome at 6 months; age,hemorrhage size,intraventricular spread of the hemorrhage,limb paresis,and communication disorders.Of these,age was the most important predictor by far. |
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