To investigate the epidemiological characteristics and clinical manifestations of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (HICH).

The medical record management system of People’s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region was used to retrieve the cases of HICH admitted from January 2012 to December 2017. The data of the cases were analyzed retrospectively according to the epidemiological and clinical characteristics.

A total of 693 cases were collected, 422 male and 271 female, of which 68 were young, 242 were middle-aged and 383 were old. The majority of Han and Hui cases are elderly patients. The incidence rate is high at 6-22 points; basal ganglia hemorrhage is the most common site of limbs; the inability of the most common symptoms of basal ganglia hemorrhage.

To prevent HICH, especially for elderly men, such as headache, dizziness, limb weakness, speech disorders and disturbance of consciousness, we should be vigilant for cerebral hemorrhage.