The Glasgow Coma Scale score reliably predicts 30-day mortality after intracerebral hemorrhage, compares favorably with other prognostic scoring systems, is easier, and does not rely on brain imaging.

PHILADELPHIA -- Physicians and nurses in stroke units more accurately predicted outcomes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) compared with common prognostic scales, a researcher reported h ...

By adding these scores, a 14-point ICH score was computed. This ICH score was then weighed against death due to any cause (all-cause mortality), CVD, respiratory dysfunction, and cancer.

The ICH and FUNC scores — both commonly used for prognostication in neurological practice — were calculated for each patient from admission data.