Cerebellar Hematoma Location: Implications for the Underlying Microangiopathy.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Spontaneous cerebellar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has been reported to be mainly associated with vascular changes secondary to hypertension. However, a subgroup of cerebellar ICH seems related to vascular amyloid deposition (cerebral amyloid angiopathy). We sought to determine whether location of hematoma in the cerebellum (deep and superficial regions) was suggestive of a particular hemorrhage-prone small-vessel disease pathology (cerebral amyloid angiopathy or hypertensive vasculopathy). METHODS:Consecutive patients with cerebellar ICH from a single tertiary care medical center were recruited. Based on data from pathological reports, patients were divided according to the location of the primary cerebellar hematoma (deep versus superficial). Location of cerebra

SUBMITTER: Pasi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5742084 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature