title: Application of computed tomography for differential diagnosis of glioma stoke and simple cerebral hemorrhage.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the value of computed tomography (CT) in the differential diagnosis of glioma stroke and simple cerebral hemorrhage.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 45 patients with glioma stroke and stroke as the initial symptom in our hospital from Jun., 2009 to Oct., 2013 were selected along with 50 individuals with simple cerebral hemorrhage in the same period randomly collected as a control group. The CT results in both groups were analyzed and compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the observation group, there were 25 patients with astrocytoma (55.6%), 11 with oligodendroglioma (24.4%), 8 with ependymoma (17.2%) and 1 with glioblastoma multiforma (GBM, 2.22%). Additionally, the major CT manifestation was coexistence of hemorrhage and tumor signs. By comparison, it could be found that the proportions of patients respectively with peripheral edema and space- occupying effect in the observation group were significantly higher than in the control group (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Application of CT examination combined with medical history in patients has very important clinical value in the differential diagnosis of glioma stroke and simple cerebral hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Renmin Hosipital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China E-mail : 13971906363guanghuichen @163.com.
authors.forename: Xiao-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Fa-Ming
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Shou-Qin
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Shangguan
authors.forename: Wen-Qin
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Yan-Qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guang-Hui
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005910:Glioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed