Simultaneous supra and infratentorial hypertensive intracerebral haemorrhage.
Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage is a devastating illness with highmortality and morbidity. Multiple simultaneous intracerebral haemorrhages (MSIHs) in different arterial territories occur rarely. This multiplicity complicates management and increases the mortality rate. A 67-year-old right-handed man with a long history of hypertension was admitted to our hospital with acute loss of consciousness. After the diagnosis of MSIH he was medically treated in the intensive care unit and died 2 days after initial admission. Diagnosis and management of MSIH are discussed with refence to the current literature.
Ozdemir
Ozgur
O
Neurosurgery Department, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ozgurhozdemir@yahoo.com
Calisaneller
Tarkan
T
Yildirim
Erkan
E
Altinors
Nur
N
D000368:Aged; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D020299:Intracranial Hemorrhage, Hypertensive / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D013788:Thalamus / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods