Neurology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Significance of perihematomal edema in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: the INTERACT trial.
Uncertainty surrounds the effects of cerebral edema on outcomes in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). ⋯ The degree of, and growth in, perihematomal edema are strongly related to the size of the underlying hematoma of acute intracerebral hemorrhage, and do not appear to have a major independent effect in determining the outcome from this condition.