Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Issues in Rehabilitation

Abstract

While the advancements in the management of the spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SICH) have resulted an increase in survival, this has also resulted in the number of survivors with signiicant functional morbidity that require long-term care and rehabilitation services. SICH can lead to various impairments, and the deicits related to SICH may include impairment in motor and sensory functions, emotional labiality, language dysfunctions, perception deicits and cognitive dysfunctions. In the present chapter, we present an overview of the issues in rehabilitation which are faced by medical personnel's while managing the patients with SICH.