Surgical treatment for intracerebral hemorrhage (STICH)

Objective: To perform a single-center pilot investigation of early hematoma removal in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Background: Considerable debate remains regarding the utility of surgical clot evacuation for ICH. Methods: This was a prospective trial of open craniotomy within 12 hours of ICH symptom onset versus best medical therapy. Patients were eligible if they had a nontraumatic ICH >9 mL with...