XI. European Stroke Conference
Geneva, Switzerland
29 May - 1 June 2002

Iberoamerican Cerebrovascular Disease Society
Thursday, May 30th 2002 -17:00-19:00 - Varembé Conference Center

CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE. NEW PERSPECTIVES OF THE OLD PROBLEM
Chairmen
: J. Matías-Guiu (Spain) and J. Nader (México) 

Introduction
J. Nader (México)

Epidemiology of cerebral hemorrhage. The relevance of ethnic, genetic and sociocultural factors.
O. Del Brutto (Ecuador)

New trends in diagnosis of cerebral haemorrhage. The importance of the localization of the lesion and advances of neuroimaging.
L. Caplan (USA)

The benefit of stroke units in cerebral haemorrhage and the value of outcome scale in prognosis and take of decisions.
E. Díez Tejedor (Spain)

Current medical and surgical treatments of cerebral haemorrhage and future hypothesis under the new patophisiological bases.
C. Kase (USA)

Discussion

Closing Remarks.
J. Matías-Guiu (Spain)