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Intracranial hematomas (view source)
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*Congested appearance. | *Congested appearance. | ||
==Subarachnoid | ==Subarachnoid hematoma== | ||
*Abbreviated ''SAH''. | *Abbreviated ''SAH''. | ||
*[[AKA]] ''subarachnoid hemorrhage''. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*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. | |||
===Traumatic SAH=== | ====Traumatic SAH==== | ||
*May have a characteristic mastoid contusion. | *May have a characteristic mastoid contusion. | ||
**May be associated with vascular [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]]. | **May be associated with vascular [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome]]. | ||
===Gross=== | |||
*Blood between pia mater and arachnoid membrane. | |||
*Typically at the base of the brain. | |||
Note: | |||
*Ruptured berry aneurysms are best found when the brain is fresh; it is hard to dissect away fixed blood. | |||
==Intracerebral hematoma== | ==Intracerebral hematoma== | ||