Functional Improvement Among Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) Survivors up to 12 Months Post-injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

As survival rates have increased for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients, there is limited information regarding recovery beyond 3-6 months. This study was conducted to examine recovery curves using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and Barthel Index (BI) up to 12 months post-injury.

Methods

We prospectively enrolled 173 patients admitted with ICH who were subsequently evaluated using the mRS and BI at discharge as well as 3, 6, and 12 months. Repeated measures nonparametric testing was conducted to assess functional trajectories across time.

Results

The mRS scores showed significant improvement between discharge (median 4) and 3 (median 4), 6 (median 4), and 12 months (median 3) (p values <0.001). However, the mRS scores did not differ betwee

SUBMITTER: Sreekrishnan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5700855 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature