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'''Intracranial hematomas''', also '''intracranial hemorrhage''', are bad stuff that keep neurosurgeons busy.  They are usually diagnosed by imaging (CT head).   
'''Intracranial [[hematoma]]s''', also '''intracranial hemorrhage''', are bad stuff that keep neurosurgeons busy.  They are usually diagnosed by imaging (CT head).   


Not much bleeding is needed to cause death. In a person without atrophy (to provide space for the blood) ~75 ml is considered enough if it is acute.<ref>McAuliffe. 15 October 2010.</ref>
Not much bleeding is needed to cause death. In a person without atrophy (to provide space for the blood) ~75 ml is considered enough if it is acute.<ref>McAuliffe. 15 October 2010.</ref>
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*+/-Trauma.
*+/-Trauma.
*Elderly, esp. those with cerebral atrophy.<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|663}}</ref>
*Elderly, esp. those with cerebral atrophy.<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|663}}</ref>
Recurrance risks:
*[[Diabetes mellitus]].<ref name=pmid22653496>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chon | first1 = KH. | last2 = Lee | first2 = JM. | last3 = Koh | first3 = EJ. | last4 = Choi | first4 = HY. | title = Independent predictors for recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma. | journal = Acta Neurochir (Wien) | volume = 154 | issue = 9 | pages = 1541-8 | month = Sep | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1007/s00701-012-1399-9 | PMID = 22653496 }}</ref>


===Gross===
===Gross===
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*Blood in subdural (potential) space.
*Blood in subdural (potential) space.


Images:
====Images====
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Subdural_hematoma_-_very_low_mag.jpg SDH - very low mag. (WC)].
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Subdural_hematoma_-_intermed_low_mag.jpg SDH - intermed. mag. (WC)].
Image:Subdural_hematoma_-_very_low_mag.jpg | SDH - very low mag. (WC)
Image:Subdural_hematoma_-_intermed_low_mag.jpg | SDH - intermed. mag. (WC)
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==Subarachnoid hematoma==
==Subarachnoid hematoma==
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*In the [[forensic pathology|forensic]] context ''SAH'' alone is not good enough.
*In the [[forensic pathology|forensic]] context ''SAH'' alone is not good enough.
**One needs to determine the cause, e.g. ruptured [[berry aneurysm]] ''or'' laceration of left vertebral artery.
**One needs to determine the cause, e.g. ruptured [[berry aneurysm]] ''or'' laceration of left vertebral artery.
DDx:
*Trauma - most common, see section below.
*Ruptured [[berry aneurysm]] ~80% of non-traumatic SAH.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ingelmo Ingelmo | first1 = I. | last2 = Fàbregas Julià | first2 = N. | last3 = Rama-Maceiras | first3 = P. | last4 = Hernández-Palazón | first4 = J. | last5 = Rubio Romero | first5 = R. | last6 = Carmona Aurioles | first6 = J. | title = [Subarachnoid hemorrhage: epidemiology, social impact and a multidisciplinary approach]. | journal = Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim | volume = 57 Suppl 2 | issue =  | pages = S4-15 | month = Dec | year = 2010 | doi =  | PMID = 21298906 }}
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*[[Arteriovenous malformation]] and other vascular anomalies.


====Traumatic SAH====
====Traumatic SAH====
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===General===
===General===
Causes:<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|665}}</ref>
Causes:<ref>{{Ref PCPBoD8|665}}</ref>
*[[Hypertension]].
*[[Hypertension]] - usually putamen, thalamus, pons, cerebellum - see ''[[hypertension#Intracerebral_hematoma|intracerebral hematoma in hypertension]]''.
*[[Cerebral amyloid angiopathy]].
*[[Cerebral amyloid angiopathy]] - usually superficial (cortex & subcortical white matter) & frontal lobe or parietal lobe.<ref name=pmid17297004>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Haacke | first1 = EM. | last2 = DelProposto | first2 = ZS. | last3 = Chaturvedi | first3 = S. | last4 = Sehgal | first4 = V. | last5 = Tenzer | first5 = M. | last6 = Neelavalli | first6 = J. | last7 = Kido | first7 = D. | title = Imaging cerebral amyloid angiopathy with susceptibility-weighted imaging. | journal = AJNR Am J Neuroradiol | volume = 28 | issue = 2 | pages = 316-7 | month = Feb | year = 2007 | doi =  | PMID = 17297004 | URL = http://www.ajnr.org/content/28/2/316.long }}</ref>
*[[Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy]] (CADASIL).<ref name=pmid17135568>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Choi | first1 = JC. | last2 = Kang | first2 = SY. | last3 = Kang | first3 = JH. | last4 = Park | first4 = JK. | title = Intracerebral hemorrhages in CADASIL. | journal = Neurology | volume = 67 | issue = 11 | pages = 2042-4 | month = Dec | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1212/01.wnl.0000246601.70918.06 | PMID = 17135568 }}</ref>
*[[Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy]] (CADASIL).<ref name=pmid17135568>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Choi | first1 = JC. | last2 = Kang | first2 = SY. | last3 = Kang | first3 = JH. | last4 = Park | first4 = JK. | title = Intracerebral hemorrhages in CADASIL. | journal = Neurology | volume = 67 | issue = 11 | pages = 2042-4 | month = Dec | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1212/01.wnl.0000246601.70918.06 | PMID = 17135568 }}</ref>


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DDx - medical imaging:
DDx - medical imaging:
*[[Diffuse axonal injury]].<ref name=pmid22406792>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kumar | first1 = S. | last2 = Gupta | first2 = V. | last3 = Aggarwal | first3 = S. | last4 = Singh | first4 = P. | last5 = Khandelwal | first5 = N. | title = Fat embolism syndrome mimicker of diffuse axonal injury on magnetic resonance imaging. | journal = Neurol India | volume = 60 | issue = 1 | pages = 100-2 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.4103/0028-3886.93597 | PMID = 22406792 }}</ref>
*[[Diffuse axonal injury]]<ref name=pmid22406792>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kumar | first1 = S. | last2 = Gupta | first2 = V. | last3 = Aggarwal | first3 = S. | last4 = Singh | first4 = P. | last5 = Khandelwal | first5 = N. | title = Fat embolism syndrome mimicker of diffuse axonal injury on magnetic resonance imaging. | journal = Neurol India | volume = 60 | issue = 1 | pages = 100-2 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.4103/0028-3886.93597 | PMID = 22406792 }}</ref> - severe DAI classically has a corpus callosum injury.
*Herpes simplex encephalitis - temporal lobe hemorrhage.


Image:  
Images:  
*[http://www.duke.edu/~ema5/Golian/Slides/3/fluids-hemo_files/flh212.jpg FE (duke.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://www.duke.edu/~ema5/Golian/Slides/3/fluids-hemo.htm http://www.duke.edu/~ema5/Golian/Slides/3/fluids-hemo.htm]. Accessed on: 25 March 2012.</ref>
*[http://www.duke.edu/~ema5/Golian/Slides/3/fluids-hemo_files/flh212.jpg FE (duke.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://www.duke.edu/~ema5/Golian/Slides/3/fluids-hemo.htm http://www.duke.edu/~ema5/Golian/Slides/3/fluids-hemo.htm]. Accessed on: 25 March 2012.</ref>
*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132375/figure/F2/ Cerebral fat embolism (nih.gov)].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Eriksson | first1 = EA. | last2 = Schultz | first2 = SE. | last3 = Cohle | first3 = SD. | last4 = Post | first4 = KW. | title = Cerebral fat embolism without intracardiac shunt: A novel presentation. | journal = J Emerg Trauma Shock | volume = 4 | issue = 2 | pages = 309-12 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.4103/0974-2700.82233 | PMID = 21769222 | PMC = 3132375}}</ref>


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
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