title: [Spontaneous intraparenchymatous hemorrhage: findings at computed tomography].
abstract: Computed tomography studies of 250 patients with spontaneous hemorrhage were examined in three hospitals in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The goal of this study was to identify the aspects of this disease that appear most frequently in this type of exam. Deep intracerebral hematomas have had the highest incidence followed by lobar hemorrhage, with thalamus being more frequently affected. Cerebellar hemorrhage was much rarer, with brainstem bleeding observed in few patients. The age group with a peak incidence was at 61 to 70 years. Headache was the most frequently related symptom and elevated levels of blood pressure were found in most of the cases. There was no pronounced difference as to predominance in either sex or side most affected but it was observed that the onset of this disease occurs at an earlier age in men than in women. Blood draining into the ventricular system occurred more frequently in deep hematomas.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Pan-Americano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. celsomsoares@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Celso Monteiro
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Antonio Carlos Pires
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Andréa de Jesus
authors.initials: Ade J
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed