Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 45 No. 2, 2006.
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Brainstem (Duret) Hemorrhage: A Rare Complication of Ischemic Stroke in the Middle Cerebral Artery Territory: A Case Report
Alexandar Y. Gur
Irith Irena Reider-Groswasser
Yoram Segev
M. Hoffman
Natan M. Bornstein
Abstract
We report on an unusual case of brainstem Duret hemorrhage after ischemic stroke in the anterior circulation. The patient showed a clinical and neuroradiological picture of an acute and malignant middle cerebral artery infarct with increased intracranial pressure followed by a brainstem hemorrhage. The report suggests that the descending transtentorial herniation of any etiology might be complicated by a Duret hemorrhage.
Keywords
Brain-Stem hemorrhage - diagnosis; Brain-Stem hemorrhage - physiopathology; Cerebral hemorrhage - radiogarphy; Case report
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14058
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Publication date:
1.6.2006.
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