RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Intracerebral hemorrhage location and outcome among INTERACT2 participants JF Neurology JO Neurology FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins SP 1408 OP 1414 DO 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003771 VO 88 IS 15 A1 Delcourt, Candice A1 Sato, Shoichiro A1 Zhang, Shihong A1 Sandset, Else Charlotte A1 Zheng, Danni A1 Chen, Xiaoying A1 Hackett, Maree L. A1 Arima, Hisatomi A1 Hata, Jun A1 Heeley, Emma A1 Salman, Rustam Al-Shahi A1 Robinson, Thompson A1 Davies, Leo A1 Lavados, Pablo M. A1 Lindley, Richard I. A1 Stapf, Christian A1 Chalmers, John A1 Anderson, Craig S. A1 , YR 2017 UL http://n.neurology.org/content/88/15/1408.abstract AB Objective: To clarify associations between intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) location and clinical outcomes among participants of the main phase Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage Trial (INTERACT2).Methods: Associations between ICH sites and poor outcomes (death [6] or major disability [3–5] of modified Rankin Scale) and European Quality of Life Scale (EQ-5D) utility scores at 90 days were assessed in logistic regression models.Results: Of 2,066 patients included in the analyses, associations were identified between ICH sites and poor outcomes: involvement of posterior limb of internal capsule increased risks of death or major disability (odds ratio [OR] 2.10) and disability (OR 1.81); thalamic involvement increased risks of death or major disability (OR 2.24) and death (OR 1.97). Involvement of the posterior limb of the internal capsule, thalamus, and infratentorial sites were each associated with poor EQ-5D utility score (≤0.7 [median]; OR 1.87, 2.14, and 2.81, respectively). Posterior limb of internal capsule involvement was strongly associated with low scores across all health-related quality of life domains. ICH encompassing the thalamus and posterior limb of internal capsule were associated with death or major disability, major disability, and poor EQ-5D utility score (OR 1.72, 2.26, and 1.71, respectively).Conclusion: Poor clinical outcomes are related to ICH affecting the posterior limb of internal capsule, thalamus, and infratentorial sites. The highest association with death or major disability and poor EQ-5D utility score was seen in ICH encompassing the thalamus and posterior limb of internal capsule.ClinicalTrials.gov registration: NCT00716079.BP=blood pressure; CI=confidence interval; EQ-5D=European Quality of Life Scale; HRQoL=health-related quality of life; ICH=intracerebral hemorrhage; IQR=interquartile range; IVH=intraventricular hemorrhage; INTERACT2=Intensive Blood Pressure Reduction in Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage Trial; mRS=modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS=NIH Stroke Scale; OR=odds ratio