J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1996 Jun;25(6):1223-1229.

Clinical Analysis of the Traumatic Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage

• Kim SH
• Song SH
• Youm JY
• Kim SH
• Kim Y

Abstract

In this report, the authors analyzed retrospectively 20 cases of pure traumatic basal ganglia hemorrhage(TBGH), which were diagnosed and treated in our hospital between January 1990 and June 1995. The TBGH incidence constitutes 1.4% of all head trauma. It occures were commonly among the younger male patient groups. The main causes of trauma was motor vehicle accidents. The overall mortality rate was 15%. Low initial GCS score, fixed pupillary reflex, pathologic reflex, poor motor response and large hematoma size were all poor prognostic factors, resulting a high mortality or passimistic outcome.

Keyword

Traumatic basal ganglia hemorrhage(TBGH); Outcome; Head trauma; Mortality

MeSH Terms

Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage*
Basal Ganglia*
Craniocerebral Trauma
Hematoma
Humans
Incidence
Male
Mortality
Motor Vehicles
Reflex
Reflex, Pupillary
Retrospective Studies