Hemorrhagic stroke

Radiol Clin North Am. 2011 Jan;49(1):27-45. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2010.07.011.

Abstract

When patients present to the emergency room with sudden onset of focal neurologic symptoms or altered consciousness, hemorrhagic stroke is a major focus of emergency diagnostic evaluation. The entities that compose hemorrhagic stroke, intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage, are readily diagnosed with advanced imaging. This article reviews current imaging options for the detection of acute hemorrhage, along with the expected imaging findings for each modality. Common and unusual causes and their distinguishing imaging features are discussed. Imaging strategies and recent work in specific imaging findings that may guide patient management in the future are also addressed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / complications
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / complications
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / complications
  • Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy / diagnosis
  • Cerebral Angiography / methods
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / complications
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / complications
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / complications
  • Intracranial Hemorrhages / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / complications
  • Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / diagnosis
  • Stroke / diagnosis*
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / complications
  • Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*