Intracranial Hemorrhage Causes and Features
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What is typically associated with epidural hematoma in adults?

  • Ischemic infarction
  • Mild trauma
  • Skull fracture (correct)
  • Cerebral amyloid angiopathy

    • What is the characteristic feature of hemorrhagic conversion of an ischemic infarction?

  • Lobar hemorrhage, involving cerebral cortex
  • Petechial hemorrhages in an area of previously ischemic brain (correct)
  • Centered in the deep white matter, thalamus, basal ganglia, or brain stem
  • Selective involvement of the crests of gyri

    • What is the typical location of an intraparenchymal hemorrhage?

  • Subdural space
  • Deep white matter, thalamus, basal ganglia, or brain stem (correct)
  • Epidural space
  • Cerebral cortex, often with extension into the subarachnoid space

    • What is the typical cause of a subarachnoid hemorrhage?

    <p>Vascular abnormalities (arteriovenous malformation or aneurysm)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical feature of subdural hematoma?

    <p>Slowly evolving neurologic symptoms often with a delay from the time of injury</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common association of epidural hematoma in adults?

    <p>Skull fracture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical location of a subarachnoid hemorrhage?

    <p>Subarachnoid space</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the typical cause of a lobar hemorrhage?

    <p>High-grade gliomas or certain metastases</p> Signup and view all the answers

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