title: Intracerebral hemorrhage secondary to vascular lesions.
abstract: The article reviews intracerebral hemorrhage caused by vascular malformations. The article also reviews incidence, prevalence, and distribution of parenchymal hemorrhage caused by aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, and cavernous malformations are defined, and less common vascular lesions. There is a discussion of the role of cerebral vascular malformations in producing cerebral hemorrhage in young adults abusing illicit drugs.
authors.affiliation: Emory Clinic Department of Neurosurgery, 1365 B Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. bbarn01@emory.edu
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: C Michael
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Cawley
authors.forename: Daniel L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Barrow
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed