title: Sudden migration of a thalamic hemorrhage into the ventricles.
abstract: Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a common condition that often leads to death or disability. Accurate prediction of the outcome and decisions regarding the treatment of ICH patients are important issues. We report a case of thalamic hemorrhage with an intraventricular hemorrhage that was suddenly migrated into the third and fourth ventricles in its entirety 8 hours after symptom onset. To our knowledge, this case is the first report of spontaneous migration of thalamic ICH into ventricles, and we suggest a possible mechanism for this case with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Chan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Sung Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hyung Ki
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jae Chil
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chang