Blood pressure management in stroke patients

Stroke is a disease with a heterogeneous pathomechanism, and is primarily considered to be hemorrhagic or ischemic. Hemorrhagic stroke is the result of ruptured blood vessels in the brain, resulting in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). This includes ruptured perforator vessels in the deep structures of the brain, including the basal ganglia, thalamus, pons, and cerebellum [1]. In cases of lobar hemorrhage, two potential causes are underlying cerebral amyloid antipathy or cancer metastases. The rupture of an intracranial aneurysm may lead to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which Blood pressure management in stroke patients Seung Min Kim, MD, PhD; Ho Geol Woo, MD, PhD; Yeon Jeong Kim, MD, PhD; Bum Joon Kim, MD, PhD Department of Neurology, VHS Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea REVIEW ARTICLE