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Postoperative outcome of 37 patients with lobar intracerebral hemorrhage related to cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Stroke; a Journal of Cerebral Circulation 1999 January
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Several recent studies have suggested that neurosurgical procedures are not contraindicated in patients with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). The purpose of this study was to elucidate the clinical factors influencing the outcome of patients with CAA-related intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) treated surgically.
METHODS: A total of 50 neurosurgical procedures (42 intracerebral hematoma evacuations, 4 ventriculoperitoneal shunts, 3 ventricular drainages, and 1 brain biopsy) were performed in 37 patients with CAA-related ICH. To ascertain the clinical factors that may influence their postoperative outcome, their clinical data (demographics, medical history, recurrent lobar hemorrhage, radiographic characteristics, multiple lobar hemorrhage, surgical details, and postoperative hemorrhage) were examined retrospectively and subjected to multivariate analysis.
RESULTS: Twenty patients (54%) had a good outcome, and only 4 (11%) died. Parietal hematomas, advanced age (>/=75 years), and intraventricular hemorrhages had significant adverse influence on the postoperative outcome. Clinically significant postoperative hemorrhage requiring evacuation occurred after 2 (5%) of 42 intracerebral hematoma evacuations. Postoperative hemorrhage did not have significant adverse influence on the outcome.
CONCLUSIONS: Neurosurgery can be performed relatively safely in patients with CAA-related ICH, and their postoperative outcome is better than that reported previously. Surgical treatment should be considered for such patients aged <75 years without a parietal hematoma and intraventricular hemorrhage.
METHODS: A total of 50 neurosurgical procedures (42 intracerebral hematoma evacuations, 4 ventriculoperitoneal shunts, 3 ventricular drainages, and 1 brain biopsy) were performed in 37 patients with CAA-related ICH. To ascertain the clinical factors that may influence their postoperative outcome, their clinical data (demographics, medical history, recurrent lobar hemorrhage, radiographic characteristics, multiple lobar hemorrhage, surgical details, and postoperative hemorrhage) were examined retrospectively and subjected to multivariate analysis.
RESULTS: Twenty patients (54%) had a good outcome, and only 4 (11%) died. Parietal hematomas, advanced age (>/=75 years), and intraventricular hemorrhages had significant adverse influence on the postoperative outcome. Clinically significant postoperative hemorrhage requiring evacuation occurred after 2 (5%) of 42 intracerebral hematoma evacuations. Postoperative hemorrhage did not have significant adverse influence on the outcome.
CONCLUSIONS: Neurosurgery can be performed relatively safely in patients with CAA-related ICH, and their postoperative outcome is better than that reported previously. Surgical treatment should be considered for such patients aged <75 years without a parietal hematoma and intraventricular hemorrhage.
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