Posttraumatic stenosis of the middle cerebral artery with a contralateral intracerebral hematoma.
A case of posttraumatic stenosis of the middle cerebral artery with contralateral intracerebral hematoma caused by a coup-contre-coup mechanism is reported. The pathogenetic factors of intracranial arterial occlusion or stenosis following head injury and traumatic intracerebral hematoma are discussed.
D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000150:complications; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply