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Association Factors for CT Angiography Spot Sign and Hematoma Growth in Korean Patients with Acute Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage : A Single-Center Cohort Study

  • Moon, Byung Hoo (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jang, Dong-Kyu (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Han, Young-Min (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jang, Kyung-Sool (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Huh, Ryoong (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Young Sup (Department of Neurosurgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • Received : 2014.08.01
  • Accepted : 2014.10.16
  • Published : 2014.10.28
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Abstract

Objective : This study was conducted to clarify the association factors and clinical significance of the CT angiography (CTA) spot sign and hematoma growth in Korean patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Methods : We retrospectively collected the data of 287 consecutive patients presenting with acute ICH who arrived within 12 hours of ictus. Baseline clinical and radiological characteristics as well as the mortality rate within one month were assessed. A binary logistic regression was conducted to obtain association factors for the CTA spot sign and hematoma growth. Results : We identified a CTA spot sign in 40 patients (13.9%) and hematoma growth in 78 patients (27.2%). An elapsed time to CT scan of less than 3 hours (OR, 5.14; 95% CI, 1.76-15.02; p=0.003) was associated with the spot sign. A CTA spot sign (OR, 5.70; 95% CI, 2.70-12.01; p<0.001), elevated alanine transaminase (GPT) level >40 IU (OR, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.01-4.01; p=0.047), and an international normalized ratio ${\geq}1.8$ or warfarin medication (OR, 5.64; 95% CI, 1.29-24.57; p=0.021) were independent predictors for hematoma growth. Antiplatelet agent medication (OR, 4.92; 95% CI, 1.31-18.50; p= 0.019) was significantly associated with hematoma growth within 6 hours of ictus. Conclusion : As previous other populations, CTA spot sign was a strong predictor for hematoma growth especially in hyper-acute stage of ICH in Korea. Antithrombotics medication might also be associated with hyper-acute hematoma growth. In our population, elevated GPT was newly identified as a predictor for hematoma growth and its effect for hematoma growth is necessary to be confirmed through a further research.

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