Spontaneous brain parenchymal hemorrhage: an approach to imaging for the emergency room radiologist.

Journal Article (Review)

Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage is a neurological emergency commonly encountered by the emergency radiologist. This article reviews the approach to spontaneous brain parenchymal hemorrhage, including common causes and the role of various neuroimaging modalities in the diagnostic workup. We emphasize the need for a primary survey directed at conveying information needed for emergent clinical management of the patient and a secondary survey directed at identifying the etiology of the hemorrhage.

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Cited Authors

Kranz, PG; Amrhein, TJ; Provenzale, JM

Published Date

February 2015

Published In

Emergency Radiology

Volume / Issue

22 / 1

Start / End Page

53 - 63

PubMed ID

24894555

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1438-1435

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1070-3004

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1007/s10140-014-1245-x

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