Abstract
Overview: Intracerebral hemorrhage was estimated to account for about 10-15% of strokes, with a high mortality rate. Objectives: To identify hypertension and factors associated with hematoma expansion in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage at Can Tho Central General Hospital. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study included 94 patients admitted to the Neurology Department of Can Tho Central General Hospital. Results: The mean age was 60.8 ± 14.8 years, and the proportion of males was 64.9%. The proportion of patients with hematoma volume changes was 41.5%. Factors associated with hematoma expansion were admission hypertensive arterial tension > 160/mmHg and time from stroke onset to hospital admission < 6 hours. Conclusion: Hypertension at admission and time from onset to admission within 6 hours are factors related to hematoma expansion in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage.