Utility of serum amyloid A as a potential prognostic biomarker of acute primary basal ganglia hemorrhage.

•Serum amyloid A levels are elevated after intracerebral hemorrhagic.•Serum amyloid A levels are presumed for assessment of hemorrhagic severity.•Serum amyloid A might serve as a prognostic predictor for hemorrhagic stroke.•Serum amyloid A exhibit a good capability for predicting poor prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage.•Serum amyloid A is intimately related to inflammation after intracerebral hemorrhage.