ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Intracerebral haematoma, chronic
;
Haematoma encapsulated
;
Cerebral neoplasm
;
Computed tomography
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We present four patients with uncommon encapsulated intracerebral haematomas (ICH). Because of ring enhancement, three were incorrectly diagnosed as gliomas and operated upon. In one case the diagnosis of chronic ICH was made on MRI. MRI can be used to demonstrate that a lesion is only a haematoma and is valuable in follow-up and in differentiating these haematomas from neoplasms. Angiography may reveal a vascular malformation which may be the reason for repeated bleeding, which may lead to encapsulation. The mechanism, however, remains unclear in most cases.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00626096
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