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Microhemorrhages in the central nervous system: report of a patient with microhemorrhages in brain and spinal cord.
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Acta neurologica Belgica [Acta Neurol Belg] 2001 Sep; Vol. 101 (3), pp. 184-7. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- A 53-year-old, woman with microhemorrhages in the brain and spinal cord is described. This patient was initially seen with a reversible oculomotor paresis and hypertension, a year later she developed spinal cord symptoms. T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging showed characteristic hypointense lesions in the brain and spinal cord consistent with microhemorrhages. Although the occurrence of microhemorrhages in the brain has been described before, the combination of brain and spinal cord microhemorrhages has not been reported yet. The observations in our patient suggest that microvascular changes related to hypertension are a common cause for these microhemorrhages.
- Subjects :
- Blood Vessels pathology
Blood Vessels physiopathology
Brain blood supply
Brain physiopathology
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Hypertension complications
Hypertension physiopathology
Intracranial Hemorrhages physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases etiology
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases pathology
Oculomotor Nerve Diseases physiopathology
Pons blood supply
Pons pathology
Pons physiopathology
Spinal Cord blood supply
Spinal Cord physiopathology
Spinal Cord Diseases physiopathology
Brain pathology
Intracranial Hemorrhages pathology
Spinal Cord pathology
Spinal Cord Diseases pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0300-9009
- Volume :
- 101
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Acta neurologica Belgica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11817269