Early NCCT imaging signs for prognostication in intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study with long follow up results

Abstract Objective This study intends to investigate the connection between non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) imaging findings and neurological function scores in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in a long follow up of 451 patients. Methods Between January 2020 and October 2021, a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rong Deng, Chuyue Wu, Lina Zhang, Jing Wang, Jing Guo, Zhenjie Yang, Lei He, Shengli Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-025-04100-z
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850072283913125888
author Rong Deng
Chuyue Wu
Lina Zhang
Jing Wang
Jing Guo
Zhenjie Yang
Lei He
Shengli Chen
author_facet Rong Deng
Chuyue Wu
Lina Zhang
Jing Wang
Jing Guo
Zhenjie Yang
Lei He
Shengli Chen
author_sort Rong Deng
collection DOAJ
description Abstract Objective This study intends to investigate the connection between non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) imaging findings and neurological function scores in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in a long follow up of 451 patients. Methods Between January 2020 and October 2021, a retrospective review was undertaken on patients with ICH. The NCCT imaging results within 24 h of symptom onset, clinical information, biochemical markers and the one-year outcome post-discharge were collected and analyzed. Subsequently, a prognostic model was devised to predict poor outcomes. Results A cohort of 451 patients diagnosed with ICH was analyzed in this study. Adverse prognostic outcomes at three months were found to be independently associated with several factors, including the presence of the swirl sign (P = 0.010), advanced age (P = 0.003), post-ICH modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score (P = 0.003,), time elapsed from symptom onset to NCCT scan (P = 0.018), and the presence of ventricular hemorrhage (P = 0.003). Unfavorable prognosis at 12 months was independently associated with the presence of the island sign (P = 0.001), older age (P = 0.003), post-ICH mRS score (P = 0.003), and HE (P = 0.014). Additionally, the integration of NCCT imaging signs into the predictive model significantly improved its accuracy in predicting adverse outcomes at both three months (AUC = 0.817 vs. 0.782 in the model without NCCT, NRI = 0.219, P = 0.033, IDI = 0.080, P = 0.006) and 12 months (AUC = 0.829 vs. 0.797 in the model without NCCT, NRI = 0.235, P = 0.028, IDI = 0.096, P = 0.003). Conclusions The early imaging features of patients suffering from ICH can provide a more precise prognosis from the analysis of the 12-month follow up results.
format Article
id doaj-art-e7b6aa8844b64d4583352c2c129c92fe
institution DOAJ
issn 1471-2377
language English
publishDate 2025-03-01
publisher BMC
record_format Article
series BMC Neurology
spelling doaj-art-e7b6aa8844b64d4583352c2c129c92fe2025-08-20T02:47:06ZengBMCBMC Neurology1471-23772025-03-0125111110.1186/s12883-025-04100-zEarly NCCT imaging signs for prognostication in intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study with long follow up resultsRong Deng0Chuyue Wu1Lina Zhang2Jing Wang3Jing Guo4Zhenjie Yang5Lei He6Shengli Chen7Department of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges HospitalDepartment of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges HospitalDepartment of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges HospitalDepartment of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges HospitalDepartment of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges HospitalSchool of Medicine, Chongqing UniversityDepartment of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges HospitalDepartment of Neurology, Chongqing University Three Gorges HospitalAbstract Objective This study intends to investigate the connection between non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) imaging findings and neurological function scores in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in a long follow up of 451 patients. Methods Between January 2020 and October 2021, a retrospective review was undertaken on patients with ICH. The NCCT imaging results within 24 h of symptom onset, clinical information, biochemical markers and the one-year outcome post-discharge were collected and analyzed. Subsequently, a prognostic model was devised to predict poor outcomes. Results A cohort of 451 patients diagnosed with ICH was analyzed in this study. Adverse prognostic outcomes at three months were found to be independently associated with several factors, including the presence of the swirl sign (P = 0.010), advanced age (P = 0.003), post-ICH modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score (P = 0.003,), time elapsed from symptom onset to NCCT scan (P = 0.018), and the presence of ventricular hemorrhage (P = 0.003). Unfavorable prognosis at 12 months was independently associated with the presence of the island sign (P = 0.001), older age (P = 0.003), post-ICH mRS score (P = 0.003), and HE (P = 0.014). Additionally, the integration of NCCT imaging signs into the predictive model significantly improved its accuracy in predicting adverse outcomes at both three months (AUC = 0.817 vs. 0.782 in the model without NCCT, NRI = 0.219, P = 0.033, IDI = 0.080, P = 0.006) and 12 months (AUC = 0.829 vs. 0.797 in the model without NCCT, NRI = 0.235, P = 0.028, IDI = 0.096, P = 0.003). Conclusions The early imaging features of patients suffering from ICH can provide a more precise prognosis from the analysis of the 12-month follow up results.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-025-04100-zIntracerebral hemorrhagePoor prognosisNCCT signsPrediction modelStroke
spellingShingle Rong Deng
Chuyue Wu
Lina Zhang
Jing Wang
Jing Guo
Zhenjie Yang
Lei He
Shengli Chen
Early NCCT imaging signs for prognostication in intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study with long follow up results
BMC Neurology
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Poor prognosis
NCCT signs
Prediction model
Stroke
title Early NCCT imaging signs for prognostication in intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study with long follow up results
title_full Early NCCT imaging signs for prognostication in intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study with long follow up results
title_fullStr Early NCCT imaging signs for prognostication in intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study with long follow up results
title_full_unstemmed Early NCCT imaging signs for prognostication in intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study with long follow up results
title_short Early NCCT imaging signs for prognostication in intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study with long follow up results
title_sort early ncct imaging signs for prognostication in intracerebral hemorrhage a retrospective cohort study with long follow up results
topic Intracerebral hemorrhage
Poor prognosis
NCCT signs
Prediction model
Stroke
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-025-04100-z
work_keys_str_mv AT rongdeng earlyncctimagingsignsforprognosticationinintracerebralhemorrhagearetrospectivecohortstudywithlongfollowupresults
AT chuyuewu earlyncctimagingsignsforprognosticationinintracerebralhemorrhagearetrospectivecohortstudywithlongfollowupresults
AT linazhang earlyncctimagingsignsforprognosticationinintracerebralhemorrhagearetrospectivecohortstudywithlongfollowupresults
AT jingwang earlyncctimagingsignsforprognosticationinintracerebralhemorrhagearetrospectivecohortstudywithlongfollowupresults
AT jingguo earlyncctimagingsignsforprognosticationinintracerebralhemorrhagearetrospectivecohortstudywithlongfollowupresults
AT zhenjieyang earlyncctimagingsignsforprognosticationinintracerebralhemorrhagearetrospectivecohortstudywithlongfollowupresults
AT leihe earlyncctimagingsignsforprognosticationinintracerebralhemorrhagearetrospectivecohortstudywithlongfollowupresults
AT shenglichen earlyncctimagingsignsforprognosticationinintracerebralhemorrhagearetrospectivecohortstudywithlongfollowupresults