Independent Validation of the Hematoma Expansion Prediction Score: A Non-contrast Score Equivalent in Accuracy to the Spot Sign.
Vignan YogendrakumarTim RamsayDean A FergussonAndrew M DemchukRichard I AvivDavid Rodriguez-LunaCarlos A MolinaYolanda Silva BlasImanuel DzialowskiAdam KobayashiJean-Martin BoulangerCheemun LumGord GubitzPadma SrivastavaJayanta RoyCarlos S KaseRohit BhatiaMichael D HillMagdy SelimDar Dowlatshahinull nullPublished in: Neurocritical care (2020)
The HEP score is predictive of significant expansion (≥ 6 mL or ≥ 33%) and is comparable to the spot sign in diagnostic accuracy. Non-contrast prediction tools may have a potential role in the recruitment of patients in future intracerebral hemorrhage trials.