NON-TRAUMATIC BRAIN HEMORRHAGE IN KERMAN, IRAN

Spontaneous non-traumatic brain hemorrhage has been investigated for clinical manifestations, possible etiologic factors, and different epidemiological indices in stroke patients hospitalized in Shafa Medical Center, Kerman from March 1998 to March 1999. In this cross-sectional prospective study, data analyses is performed using X2 and t-test. The prevalence of spontaneous brain hemorrhage is observed 15.5/100,000 in the general population and 123/100,000 in the high-risk population (above 50) respectively, in Kerman city. Approximately 85% of patients above 50 years of age had a previous history of primary hypertension, which was assumed to be the main precipitating factor. CT scan data revealed that the ganglionic region is involved in 53% of cases, and subarachnoid or ventricular hemorrhages are seen in 61% of cases.