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==Overview==
==Overview==
==Causes==
==Causes==
==Causes of Intracranial Hemorrhage==
Intracranial bleeding occurs when a [[blood vessel]] in the head is ruptured or leaks.  It can result from [[physical trauma]] (as occurs in [[head injury]]) or nontraumatic causes (as occurs in [[hemorrhagic stroke]]) such as a ruptured [[aneurysm]] (ballooning [[blood vessel]]).
==== Extradural Hemorrhage ====
* Rarely hemorrhage from a fracture gap, injured venous sinus or arachnoid villi
* Skull fracture
==== Intracerebral Hemorrhage ====
* After cerebral infarction
* [[Aneurysm]]
* [[Angioma]]
* [[Anticoagulant]] medication
* [[Hypertension]]
* Perinatal hemorrhage
* [[Trauma]]
* [[Tumor]]
* ''' Risk Factors'''
*:* [[Anticoagulation]] medication
*:* Decreased [[platelet]] count
*:* [[Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation]] (DIC)
*:* Embolic [[stroke]]s
*:* [[Hemophilia]]
*:* [[Hypertension]]
*:* [[Sickle Cell Anemia]]
==== Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ====
* [[Alcoholism]]
* [[Arteriovenous malformation]]
* [[Bacterial Endocarditis]]
* [[Brain tumor]]
* [[Fibromuscular Dysplasia]] (FMD)
* Hemorrhagic diathesis
* [[Hypertension]]
* [[Infections]]
* [[Leukemia]]
* Mycotic [[aneurysm]]
* Other [[aneurysm]]s
* Other connective tissue diseases
* [[Polycystic kidney disease]]
* Ruptured intracerebral [[aneurysm]]
* [[Smoking]]
==== Subdural Hemorrhage ====
* Acute [[subdural hematoma]]
* Subacute [[subdural hematoma]]
* Usually due to [[head injury]]
* ''' Risk Factors'''
*:* [[Alcoholism]]
*:* [[Anticoagulant]] medication
*:* Any disorder that results in falling
*:* Chronic use of [[aspirin]]
*:* [[Head injury]]
*:* Very young or advanced age
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 16:31, 28 August 2012

Intracranial hemorrhage Microchapters

Patient Information

Overview

Classification

Subdural hematoma
Epidural hematoma
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Intraventricular hemorrhage
Intraparenchymal hemorrhage

Causes

Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Causes

Causes of Intracranial Hemorrhage

Intracranial bleeding occurs when a blood vessel in the head is ruptured or leaks. It can result from physical trauma (as occurs in head injury) or nontraumatic causes (as occurs in hemorrhagic stroke) such as a ruptured aneurysm (ballooning blood vessel).

Extradural Hemorrhage

  • Rarely hemorrhage from a fracture gap, injured venous sinus or arachnoid villi
  • Skull fracture

Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Subdural Hemorrhage

References

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