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Improved prediction of outcomes in patients with acute intracranial hemorrhage

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boxed-textRuiz-Sandoval JL et al. (2007) Grading scale for prediction of outcome in primary intracerebral hemorrhages. Stroke 38: 1641–1644

The ICH-GS might help us to optimize the selection of treatment for patients with acute intracranial hemorrhage

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  1. AR Massaro is Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.,

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The author is a consultant for Boehringer Ingelheim and sanofi-aventis, and has received speaker honoraria and grant/research support from Boehringer Ingelheim, Novo Nordisk and sanofi-aventis. He was the principal investigator in Brazil for the Factor Seven for Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke Treatment (FAST) trial.

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