CT angiography spot sign in intracerebral hemorrhage predicts active bleeding during surgery
Brouwers HB, Raffeld MR, van Nieuwenhuizen KM, Falcone GJ, Ayres AM, McNamara KA, Schwab K, Romero JM, Velthuis BK, Viswanathan A, Greenberg SM, Ogilvy CS, van der Zwan A, Rinkel GJ, Goldstein JN, Klijn CJ, Rosand J. CT angiography spot sign in intracerebral hemorrhage predicts active bleeding during surgery. Neurology 2014, 83: 883-889. PMID: 25098540, PMCID: PMC4153853, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000000747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative rebleedingIntracerebral hemorrhageSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageSpot signActive bleedingHematoma evacuationIntraoperative bleedingCase fatalityICH volumeCT angiography spot signBrainstem ICHOnly independent markerSurgical hematoma evacuationSpontaneous ICH patientsMultivariable logistic regressionConsecutive spontaneous ICH patientsFuture surgical trialsSpot sign presenceCTA spot signAntiplatelet usePostoperative bleedingResidual hematomaICH patientsFemale sexSurgical trials