Post-traumatic Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health
- Vol. 31 (3) , 376-380
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005373-199103000-00011
Abstract
A series of 52 patients suffering post-traumatic basal ganglia hemorrhage (BGH) after closed head injury is reviewed. Post-traumatic BGH was associated with other intracranial lesions in most cases. The outcome in this series is rather good, with 53.8% of patients having a functional survival. Radiologically, the post-traumatic intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and brainstem hemorrhage usually coexisted with a poor outcome. Old age (>60), abnormal pupil reaction, impaired oculocephalic response, and abnormal motor response to pain stimuli are reliable clinical hallmarks for poor prognosis.Keywords
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