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 =Non-tumour=
+==Cerebral hemorrhage==
+:See: ''[[Intracranial hematoma]]'' for intracranial bleeds
+Includes discussion of:
+*[[Epidural hematoma]].
+*[[Subdural hematoma]].
+*[[Subarachnoid hematoma]].
+*[[Intracerebral hematoma]]s.
+==Duret hematoma==
+*[[AKA]] Duret hemorrhage.
+===General===
+*Bleed in the upper brainstem (midbrain and pons).
+*Often fatal.<ref name=pmid11098635>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Fujimoto | first1 = Y. | last2 = Aguiar | first2 = PH. | last3 = Freitas | first3 = AB. | last4 = de Andrade | first4 = AF. | last5 = Marino Júnior | first5 = R. | title = Recovery from Duret hemorrhage: a rare complication after craniotomy--case report. | journal = Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) | volume = 40 | issue = 10 | pages = 508-10 | month = Oct | year = 2000 | doi =  | PMID = 11098635 }}</ref>
+===Gross===
+*Extravasated blood in midbrain and pons.
+Image:
+*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg5/CNS037.jpg Duret hemorrhage (med.utah.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/npfrm.html http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/npfrm.html]. Accessed on: 4 December 2011.</ref>
+===Microscopic===
+Features:
+*RBC extravasation.
+*+/-Hemosiderin-laden macrophages.
+*+/-Ischemic neurons.
 ==Alcohol & CNS==
 ===Clinical===