Late CT manifestations in spontaneous lobar hematoma.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this work was to determine the late CT manifestations of spontaneous lobar hematoma.


METHODS
Serial CT studies were performed in 75 cases. The initial study was done during the acute stage of stroke, and the subsequent one was performed at least 6 months later.


RESULTS
There were 20 cases (27%) with no trace of previous hemorrhage, 14 (19%) with a slit cavity, 11 (15%) with a small round cavity, 20 (27%) with pseudoinfarct, 8 (11%) with ventricular deformity but no residual cavity, and 2 (3%) with only calcification at the site of the hemorrhage.


CONCLUSIONS
Our data show that the typical residual slit was relatively uncommon in lobar hematomas and that, depending on their size, hematomas would disappear, reduce to a small cavity, or form a pseudoinfarct.
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Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Medical College and Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Chu060@CGMC.org.tw
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed