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A 58-year-old man with long-standing hypertension develops severe occipital headache, vomiting, ataxia, and decreasing consciousness. CT shows a 4-cm cerebellar hemorrhage compressing the fourth ventricle with acute hydrocephalus. What is the next best step?

Urgent neurosurgical decompression with ventricular drainage Lumbar puncture to measure opening pressure Aspirin and permissive hypertension Outpatient MRI in 1 week

Correct Answer:

Urgent neurosurgical decompression with ventricular drainage

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