Decrease in incidence of oral anticoagulant-related intracerebral hemorrhage over the past decade in the Netherlands.

Both total ICH and OAC-related ICH incidence decreased over the past decade in South-Limburg, the Netherlands, despite the aging population and increasing number of OAC-users. The introduction of DOACs, and possibly an improved cardiovascular risk management and change in OAC prescription pattern, could explain these findings.