Bilateral hemorrhagic infarction of the pallidum.
Symmetric pallidal necrosis from a variety of causes is well appreciated pathologically. Corresponding computed tomographic (CT) changes have only infrequently been reported and on no occasion have the lesions been hemorrhagic. We describe the CT correlate of a previous neuropathologic observation of bilateral hemorrhagic infarction of the globus pallidus in association with acute renal failure. Factors predisposing to these changes are considered.
D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005917:Globus Pallidus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed