Involvement of Fluctuating High Blood Pressure in the Enlargement of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hematoma

• Published in: Neurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 300 - 305
• Main Authors: MARUISHI, Masaharu, SHIMA, Takeshi, OKADA, Yoshikazu, NISHIDA, Masahiro, YAMANE, Kanji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2001; THE JAPAN NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY
• Subjects: Aged; blood pressure; Cerebral Hemorrhage - complications; Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Hemorrhage - physiopathology; enlargement; Female; Humans; Hypertension - complications; Male; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

The correlations between changes in blood pressure after admission and hematoma expansion were investigated in 118 patients with spontaneous intracerebral hematoma admitted within 24 hours of onset who underwent serial computed tomography. Multiple logistic regression was performed to assess correla...