Hypertensive putaminal hemorrhage presenting as pure motor hemiparesis.
A 44 year old hypertensive man presented with a pure motor hemiparesis, and CT scan showed a putaminal hemorrhage. The clinical course was characterized by rapid resolution of the deficits. This case illustrates a variety of putaminal hemorrhage of good functional and vital prognosis, and stresses the value of CT scanning as a tool for diagnosis and prognosis.
D000328:Adult; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011699:Putamen; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed