Primary medullary hypertensive hemorrhage.
A 33-year-old man with untreated hypertension had sudden onset of signs and symptoms suggestive of a dorsal lateral medullary syndrome. He died after 27 days. Postmortem studies revealed intramedullary hemorrhage with extension into the fourth ventricle and hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed