BOSTON: Dementia that develops early after an intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is directly related to the size and location of the bleed, but dementia also develops in many patients much later, a new study shows, and this appears to be due to a different mechanism, possibly the underlying disease process itself.
“We think we are dealing with two different mechanisms when it comes to dementia following ICH. It is not just the haemorrhage itself that is causing the problem,” lead author, Alessandro Biffi, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston said.