Korean J Cerebrovasc Surg.  2007 Mar;9(1):52-54.

Spontaneous Bilateral Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage: Case Report

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  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, Holy Family Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea. ispahk@yahoo.co.kr

Abstract

A 39-year old man presented with comatose mentality. Brain computerized tomography revealed bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhage. The amount of hematoma was 35 cc each. He had no hypertension history through out regular health examination. Emergenct hematoma evacuation was performed. Histopathologic study disclosed no evidence of amyloid angiopathy or infection. He died 4 days after the operation due to myocardiac infarction. This report describe a rare case of simultaneous bilateral cerebral hemorrhages without history of hypertension.

Keyword

Cerebral hemorrhage; Amyloid angiopathy; Bilateral hematoma

MeSH Terms

Adult
Amyloid
Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage*
Basal Ganglia*
Brain
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Coma
Hematoma
Humans
Hypertension
Infarction
Amyloid
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