INTRODUCTION: Cell replacement therapy holds great potential for brain tissue repair following intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). Haematoma evacuation alleviates the mass effect and prevents the secondary pathological processes. This study was conducted to investigate the survival and differentiation of neural stem cells (NSCs) after transplantation into the brain cavity following haematoma aspiration in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats …published_or_final_versio