The Open Critical Care Medicine Journal

2011, 4 : 68-71
Published online 2011 July 07. DOI: 10.2174/1874828701104010068
Publisher ID: TOCCMJ-4-68

Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Indication for Surgical Treatment and Surgical Techniques

R. Reichart and S. Frank
Department of Neurosurgery, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Erlanger Allee 101, D-07747 Jena, Germany.

ABSTRACT

Intracerebral hemorrhage is a common disease. We give a short review of primary haemorrhages under neurosurgical aspects. Neurological symptoms depend on localisation and size of the hematoma. Only a subgroup of intracerebral haemorrhages is treated surgically. The STICH-trial tried to differentiate, in which cases the hematoma should be removed surgically. Surgical treatment could be performed by open craniotomy, endoscopic evacuation of the hematoma or CT-guided stereotaxy.

Keywords:

Intracerebral hemorrhage, neurosurgical treatment, ICH.