Hemorrhagic stroke classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Mehrsefat, M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
There are two types of stroke, ischemic and hemorrhagic. Hemorrhagic strokes are less common, only 10-15% of all strokes are hemorrhagic, but they are responsible for about 40 percent of all stroke deaths.[1]
Based on location of the hemorrhage, hemorrhagic stroke may be classified into intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)
Classification
Classification
Based on location of the hemorrhage, hemorrhagic stroke may be classified into:
| Stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ischemic stoke (85%) | Hemorrhagic stroke (15%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aneurysmal SAH (4%) | Intracerebral hemorrhage (7%) | Others (4%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
References
- ↑ Roger VL, Go AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Adams RJ, Berry JD, Brown TM; et al. (2011). “Heart disease and stroke statistics–2011 update: a report from the American Heart Association”. Circulation. 123 (4): e18–e209. doi:10.1161/CIR.0b013e3182009701. PMC 4418670. PMID 21160056.
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