Korean J Cerebrovasc Dis.  2001 Sep;3(2):178-183.

Mirror-Image Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Basal Ganglia: Case Report

• Lee NY
• Kim JM
• Bak KH
• Kim CH
• Oh SJ

Abstract

Intracerebral hemorrhage in the brain is the most common complication of hypertension, aneurysmal rupture, or vascular malformation. The occurrence of symmetrically bilateral intracerebral hemorrhage is an unusual clinical event that develops in only a small percentage of all patients who have intracerebral hemorrhage. Even though, the size of contralateral hemorrhage is not too large, majority of patients with bilateral intracerebral hemorrhage in basal ganglia or thalamus have generally a poor outcome. In all cases of this report, the contralateral intracerebral hemorrhage was resulted from an inadequate control of hypertension. Therefore, optimal control of blood pressure must be considered as the most important treatment option to prevent recurrence. Authors report the characteristic clinical and radiologic features of four cases in which mirror-image bilateral intracerebral hemorrhage occurred.

Keyword

Bilateral intracerebral hemorrhage; Hypertension; Basal ganglia; Thalamus

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Basal Ganglia*
Blood Pressure
Brain
Cerebral Hemorrhage*
Hemorrhage
Humans
Hypertension
Recurrence
Rupture
Thalamus
Vascular Malformations