Sudden Migration of a Thalamic Hemorrhage into the Ventricles. |
Jae Chan Hwang, Sung Jin Cho, Hyung Ki Park, Jae Chil Chang |
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea. chosj@hosp.sch.ac.kr |
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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. |
Key Words:
Cerebral hemorrhage; Cerebral ventricles |
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