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) (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the common association of epidural hematoma in adults?

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

What is the typical location of a subarachnoid hemorrhage?

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

What is the typical cause of a lobar hemorrhage?

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

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