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  Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 8-13% of all strokes and results from a wide spectrum of disorders. ICH is more likely to result in death or major disability than ischemic stroke or subarachnoid hemorrhage. Intracranial hemorrhage and accompanying edema may disrupt or compress adjacent brain tissue, leading to neurological dysfunction. Substantial displacement of brain parenchyma may cause elevation of intracranial pressure and potentially fatal herniation syndromes.

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  Asdaghi N, Manawadu D, Butcher K: Therapeutic management of acute intracerebral haemorrhage. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2007 Dec;8(18):3097-116.
  Broderick J, Connolly S, Feldmann E, et al: Guidelines for the management of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in adults: 2007 update: a guideline from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, High Blood Pressure Research Council, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Group. Circulation. 2007 Oct 16;116(16):e391-413.
  Davis SM, Broderick J, Hennerici M, et al: Hematoma growth is a determinant of mortality and poor outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology. 2006 Apr 25; 66(8): 1175-81.
  Diringer MN, Edwards DF: Admission to a neurologic/neurosurgical intensive care unit is associated with reduced mortality rate after intracerebral hemorrhage. Crit Care Med. 2001 Mar; 29(3): 635-40.
  Flibotte JJ, Hagan N, O'Donnell J, et al: Warfarin, hematoma expansion, and outcome of intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology. 2004 Sep 28; 63(6): 1059-64.
  Goldstein JN, Thomas SH, Frontiero V: Timing of fresh frozen plasma administration and rapid correction of coagulopathy in warfarin-related intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. 2006 Jan; 37(1): 151-5.
  Jüttler E, Steiner T: Treatment and prevention of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: comparison of EUSI and AHA/ASA recommendations. Expert Rev Neurother. 2007 Oct;7(10):1401-16.
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