Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ICH) Score
The intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) score is a prognostic model for predicting mortality among patients with spontaneous ICH. [1, 2, 3, 4] In an original study of 152 patients with ICH, the authors allocated points for Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score, ICH volume, presence of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), age, and infratentorial origin to predict 30-day mortality, which steadily increases with increasing scores. [5]
Components for ICH score
GCS score
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3-4: 2 points
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5-12: 1 point
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13-15: 0 points
ICH volume
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≥30 cm3: 1 point
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< 30 cm3: 0 points
IVH
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Yes: 1 point
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No: 0 points
Infratentorial origin of ICH
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Yes: 1 point
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No: 0 points
Age
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Age 80 years or older: 1 point
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Younger than 80 years: 0 points
Mortality rate based on ICH Score
ICH scores with corresponding mortality risk are as follows:
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0 points: 0%
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1 point: 13%
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2 points: 26%
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3 points: 72%
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4 points: 97%
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5 points: 100%
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6 points: 100% (estimated)