Hypertension is a Leading Cause of Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Young Adults

Autor: Luca Rosignoli, Nandakumar Nagaraja, Abhishek Lunagariya, Matthew Broderick
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis
ISSN: 1052-3057
DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.104719
Popis: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the etiology and discharge outcome of non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in young adults admitted to a comprehensive stroke center. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed on patients with a discharge diagnosis of non-traumatic ICH admitted from 7/1/2011 to 6/30/2016. Data was collected on demographics, clinical history, ICH score, hemorrhage location, do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, likely etiology, and discharge disposition. Categorical data was reported as percentage. Chi-squared test was performed to evaluate association of location of ICH, etiology of ICH, and ICH score with the discharge outcome. RESULTS: Sixty-three patients met the study criteria, with mean age 35.4 ± 6.4 years including 26 (41%) women and 40 (64%) whites. Headache (65%) and change in mental status (48%) were the most common presenting symptoms. Hemorrhage was most commonly seen in the deep structures in 29 (46%) patients followed by lobar ICH in 14 (22%) patients. The most common etiology of ICH was hypertension in 23 (37%) patients, followed by vascular abnormalities in 18 (29%) patients. Forty-two (67%) had good outcome defined as discharge to home (n=25) or acute inpatient rehabilitation (n=17). Twenty-one (33%) patients had bad outcome with discharge to skilled nursing facility (n=6), hospice (n=1) or died in the hospital (n=14). Hospital DNR orders were noted in 11 (18%) patients. Higher ICH score (p
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