Typical locations of hypertensive ICH are putamen (A), thalamus (B), subcortical white matter (C), pons (D) and cerebellum (E). Typical locations of hypertensive ICH are putamen (A), thalamus (B), subcortical white matter (C), pons (D) and cerebellum (E). Thalamic and subcortical haemorrhages often extend into ventricles (B and C). CAA, drug abuse or vascular anomaly often causes lobar haemorrhage (F). ICH, intracerebral haemorrhage; CAA, cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Cyrus K Dastur, and Wengui Yu Stroke Vasc Neurol 2017;svn-2016-000047 Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/