Bilateral Traumatic Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia.
10.3340/jkns.2007.41.4.272
- Author:
Keum Jun JANG
1
;
Cheol Su JWA
;
Kang Hyun KIM
;
Jae Kyu KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. chsjwa@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Basal ganglia;
Hemorrhage;
Contusions;
Head trauma
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage;
Basal Ganglia*;
Choroid;
Contusions;
Craniocerebral Trauma;
Hemorrhage*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Rupture;
Skull
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2007;41(4):272-274
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Bilateral traumatic hemorrhage of the basal ganglia is an extremely rare neuropathologic entity. This report describes a 50-year-old man with bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhage with occipital fracture of the skull after head trauma. The mechanism of development of traumatic hemorrhage of the basal ganglia has been not clear. But, it is presumed to be secondary to rupture of the lenticulostriate or anterior choroidal artery by shearing as a result of acceleration/deceleration forces. We briefly summarize our uncommon case and discuss its possible mechanisms.
