Table 2.
Distribution of modified Rankin Scale at discharge according to the presence of imaging markers for early hematoma expansion in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
| Imaging Signs for ICH Expansion |
Presence | mRS [median] |
mRS > 3 [%] |
|---|---|---|---|
| All NCCT Signs and Spot Sign on CTA | no | 3.3 | 47% |
| yes | 4.8 | 85% | |
| Black Hole Sign | no | 3.8 | 59% |
| yes | 5.4 | 95% | |
| Blend Sign | no | 4.1 | 65% |
| yes | 4.9 | 92% | |
| Hypodensities | no | 4.1 | 65% |
| yes | 4.5 | 77% | |
| Island Sign | no | 3.9 | 61% |
| yes | 5.2 | 92% | |
| Spot Sign | no | 4.1 | 65% |
| yes | 5.1 | 95% |
Legend: ICH indicates intracerebral hemorrhage; mRS modified Rankin Scale; NCCT noncontrast computed tomography imaging signs and spot sign on computed tomography angiography.