The Fluid-Blood Level in a Spontaneous Intracerebral Hematoma.
- Author:
Young Jin JUNG
1
;
Min Soo KIM
;
Chul Hoon CHANG
;
Byung Yon CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center and Medical School, 5 Daemyeung-dong, Nam-gu 317-1, Daegu, South Korea. cch0102@ynu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fluid-blood level;
Intracerebral hematoma
- MeSH:
Arteriovenous Malformations;
Edema;
Hematoma;
Hematoma, Subdural;
Hemorrhage
- From:Korean Journal of Cerebrovascular Surgery
2011;13(2):80-83
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A fluid-blood level is rarely seen on computed tomography (CT) studies of intracerebral hematomas (ICHs). The CT appearance of a fluid-blood level in an ICH has been associated with intratumoral bleeding, subdural hematomas, anti-coagulation and ruptured arteriovenous malformations. When fluid-blood levels are located around a hematoma with significant peri-hematoma edema, the fluid-blood level may merely indicate bleeding of recent origin. A fluid-blood could also represent a coagulopathy when the fluid-blood level is located in the center of a hematoma with less peri-hematoma edema. We report four cases of acute intracerebral hematomas in which fluid levels were noted on CT scans with a review of previous reports.
