title: [Case report of traumatic hemorrhage from the anterior choroidal artery].
abstract: Traumatic hemorrhage from the anterior choroidal artery is very rare. A 74-year-old male was admitted to our hospital immediately after a traffic accident. CT on admission showed right intracerebral hematomas in the posterior limb of the internal capsule and the upper part of the right cerebral peduncle. Neurological examination revealed that the patient had left hemiparesis and transient mute, pseudobulbar sign and peduncular hallucination. The absence of hypertensive asymptomatic microbleeds in other basal ganglia supported the verdict of traumatic injury of the anterior choroidal artery. The tear mechanism of the anterior choroidal artery might have been caused by an impact to the parietal region directed toward the tentorium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Munakata Suikokai General Hospital, 341-1 Kamisaigo, Fukutsu-shi, Fukuoka 811-3298, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Hideoki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yasukouchi
authors.forename: Atsukuni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Eichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsuru
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okudera
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000368:Aged; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000293:injuries*; D002829:Choroid / Q000098:blood supply*; D002832:Choroid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed