Outcome prediction in patients with putaminal hemorrhage at admission to a convalescent rehabilitation ward based on hemorrhage volume assessed with computed tomography during acute care.

The final analysis included only 52 patients from one rehabilitation ward, and the models were developed but not validated. All patients had first-ever putaminal hemorrhage, were independent before stroke, and could walk unaided, so results may not apply to more severe, surgically treated, dependent, or other stroke types. Outcomes were limited to motor independence and length of stay; swallowing, communication, cognition, and acute clinical severity were not measured. Patients received physical, occupational, and speech therapy together for up to 180 minutes daily, so the effect of any single therapy cannot be separated. Hemorrhage volume correlated with age, admission motor score, and days since onset, so its independent predictive value is uncertain.

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Do not conclude that CT hemorrhage volume predicts functional recovery after transfer to rehabilitation. In the model that included admission motor score and days since onset, CT hemorrhage volume was not significant for discharge motor independence or length of stay.