How do you determine timing and frequency of stability scans for a patient with spontaneous, non-aneurysmal intracerebral hemorrhage?

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We typically obtain a follow-up “stability scan” about 6 hours from the index scan. The AHA guidelines do not mention a specific timeframe. Situations, where we would consider sooner repeat imaging, would be clinical deterioration (increase in NIHSS by 4 or more points or decline in GCS ...

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at Novant Health
It depends on the case, i.e., ICH volume, use of a...

at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
While the best timing of scanning has not been rig...

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How do you determine timing and frequency of stability scans for a patient with spontaneous, non-aneurysmal intracerebral hemorrhage?

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