Numbers Of Stroke Caused By Intracerebral Haemorrhage Have Increased By Around A Fifth In The Last Decade

Stokes caused by non-traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage (IH) are caused by a rupture of blood vessels in the brain. This is a major public health problem which accounts for 2 million (10-15%) of a total of 15 million strokes worldwide each year. The causes and the future treatment of this condition are discussed in a Seminar in this week’s edition of The Lancet, written by Dr Adnan I.

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Filed under: Neurology / Neuroscience on May 18th, 2009