How to identify and manage brain hemorrhage.
With the aid of computed tomography, physicians are able to differentiate parenchymal brain hemorrhage from ischemic stroke. The most common sites of hypertensive hemorrhage are the putamen and thalamus. Lobar hemorrhages are not usually due to hypertension. Therapy for parenchymal brain hemorrhage is based on knowledge of the hemorrhage's natural history. Medical treatment is directed toward reducing blood pressure and intracranial pressure. A number of general factors must be considered before undertaking surgery, because indications are usually undefined.
Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans.
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