Abstract:Objective To investigate the predictive value of CT blend sign and CTA spot sign of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) on early neurological deterioration (END). Methods The clinical and imaging data of 168 patients with intracerebral hemorrhage in basal ganglia from August 2015 to November 2016 in Qinghai Provincial People’s hospital were retrospectively analyzed. According to CT and CTA images of patients on admission within 6 hours of onset, CT blend sign and CTA spot sign were identified and END was defined within 48 hours of onset as: ① early hemicraniectomy under standardized criteria; ② decrease of Glasgow coma scale (GCS) ≥ 3 points. Patients who satisfied over one item above were grouped to aggravation group, while were divided into non-aggravation group when satisfied none above.The association of CT blend sign and CTA spot sign with END was compared. Results A total of 168 patients with ICH completed CT, 34 cases presented with blend sign; of 36 patients completed CTA, 8 presented with spot signs; of 75 patients with END, 29 were presented with blend sign; of 16 patients completed CTA with END, 6 (37.5%) were presented with spot sign. Conclusions CT blend sign is easy to be identified in non-contrast CT, and both of CTA spot sign and CT blend sign are independent predictors of END after ICH.