Atraumatic multifocal intracerebral hemorrhage

Kaleigh M Fetcko; Benjamin K Hendricks; John Scott; Aaron A Cohen-Gadol

doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2016.03.009

Atraumatic multifocal intracerebral hemorrhage

J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Sep:31:213-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.03.009. Epub 2016 May 24.

Authors

Kaleigh M Fetcko¹, Benjamin K Hendricks¹, John Scott¹, Aaron A Cohen-Gadol²

Affiliations

¹ Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Indiana University Department of Neurological Surgery, 355 W. 16th Street, Suite No. 5100, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
² Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine, Indiana University Department of Neurological Surgery, 355 W. 16th Street, Suite No. 5100, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27234608
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.03.009

Abstract

This article describes a patient with atraumatic multifocal intracerebral, subarachnoid, and bilateral frontal convexity acute subdural hematomas. The patient is a 46-year-old Caucasian man who presented with a spontaneous severe progressive headache. Following a description of the case, this article reviews the reported incidence, proposed etiology, and current management strategies for multifocal spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

Keywords: Atraumatic; Intracranial hemorrhage; Multiple spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnostic imaging*
Cerebral Hemorrhage / epidemiology
Cerebral Hemorrhage / etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged