Research Article: A Prospective Cohort Study of Inter-Alpha-Trypsin Inhibitor Heavy Chain as a Serologic Marker in Relation to Severity and Functional Outcome of Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Abstract:
Primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a frequently encountered cerebrovascular disorder that refers to the brain parenchymal accumulation of bleedings. It has a lower incidence than ischemic stroke, but is less treatable and lethal. ICH is located in supratentorial or subtentorial space. Supratentorial ICH accounts for approximately % of cases. And, supratentorial bleedings are divided into lobar and deep types. Main basic pathology of lobar ICH is cerebral amyloid angiopathy, while that of deep ICH is cerebrovascular atherosclerosis. Noteworthily, acute lobar ICH presents a different clinical profile and a more severe early prognosis than deep type. In addition to the direct destruction of the hematoma, secondary brain injury is regarded as a pivotal factor that results in neuronal damage and neurologic impairment after ICH. The pathophysiological processes involved in secondary brain injury include inflammatory responses, oxidative stress and neuronal apoptosis. Early neurological deterioration (END) is a common complication believed to be a determinant of poor prognosis in ICH. Apart from disease diagnosis and therapies, prognosis prediction is a key step in clinical practice because it can aid in risk stratification, treatment individualization, and subsequent outcome improvement. Generally, clinical, radiological, and biochemical parameters are collectively used for the risk assessment and outcome prediction of various diseases, such as traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke, and spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage.– The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and hematoma volume were selected as the two conventional clinical and radiological scales for ICH severity estimation., Notably, numerous biomarkers have been studied with increasing interest in assessing the severity and predicting the outcome of ICH.–
Introduction:
Primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a frequently encountered cerebrovascular disorder that refers to the brain parenchymal accumulation of bleedings. It has a lower incidence than ischemic stroke, but is less treatable and lethal. ICH is located in supratentorial or subtentorial space. Supratentorial ICH accounts for approximately % of cases. And, supratentorial bleedings are divided into lobar and deep types. Main basic pathology of lobar ICH is cerebral amyloid angiopathy, while that of deep ICH is…
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