Research Article
Spectrum of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Children: A Report from PICU of a Resource Limited Country
Table 1
Basic demographic and clinical data (
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| Variable | Number | Percentage |
| Gender (male) | 29 | 58 | Age | | | <1 year | 13 | 26 | >1 year | 37 | 74 | Symptoms | | | Headache | 14 | 28 | Vomiting | 22 | 44 | Altered consciousness | 20 | 40 | Seizures | 21 | 42 | Hemiparesis | 4 | 8 | GCS < 8 | 21 | 42 | Single bleed | 44 | 88 | Supratentorial | 47 | 94 | Intraventricular extension | 16 | 32 | Volume | | | <30 mL | 36 | 72 | 30–60 mL | 10 | 20 | >60 mL | 4 | 8 | Investigations | | | CT scan | 49 | 98 | CT angiography | 7 | 14 | MRI | 17 | 34 | MRA | 5 | 10 | Conventional angiography | 3 | 6 | Treatment | | | Conservative | 30 | 60 | Neurosurgical | 18 | 36 | VIR | 3 | 6 | Etiology | | | Vascular | 7 | 14 | Hematologic | 26 | 52 | Miscellaneous | 4 | 8 | Idiopathic | 13 | 26 |
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VIR = vascular interventional radiology.
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