Sudden-onset Severe Headache in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 62yo Man | Neurology | SMLE Q#17587
SMLE Question #17587
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Neurology
Objective: OBJ-ICH-BP-01
Last updated: February 2026
A 62-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden-onset severe headache and left-sided weakness for 1 hour. He has a history of hypertension and is not taking anticoagulants. Non-contrast CT brain shows a right basal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhage without intraventricular extension. He is protecting his airway and has no clinical signs of raised intracranial pressure. What systolic blood pressure target is acceptable during acute management?
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