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Blood pressure in acute intra-cerebral hemorrhage

Simona Lattanzi, Mauro Silvestrini

Abstract

Cerebrovascular disease represents a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, and the spontaneous non-traumatic intra-cerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the stroke subtype characterized by the poorer prognosis. It affects more than 1 million people every year and to date no specific medical or surgical treatments are available to improve patient outcome.

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