Cerebral haemorrhage in a French prospective population study

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1991 Jul;54(7):595-8. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.54.7.595.

Abstract

The incidence of cerebral haemorrhage was studied from a population-based stroke registry. The incidence was 12.3 per 100,000 per year in women and 13.9 per 100,000 per year in men, with a peak in the eighth decade and a male preponderance. Haemorrhages were deep seated and mostly due to hypertension. Recognised clinical characteristics of haemorrhage are acute onset, convulsion, vomiting, and disturbed consciousness. This study showed that cerebral haemorrhage may present with pure motor deficit or transient deficit preceding the stroke. The mortality was 51% in the first month, and 61% by two years.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / epidemiology*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / mortality
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Infarction / epidemiology*
  • Cerebral Infarction / mortality
  • Child
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / diagnosis
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / epidemiology*
  • Ischemic Attack, Transient / mortality
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Population Surveillance
  • Prospective Studies
  • Registries
  • Survival Rate
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed