Publicação: Traumatic brain injury presenting with bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhage
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Termedia Publishing House Ltd
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Context: Traumatic basal ganglia hemorrhage (TBGH) is a rare presentation of traumatic brain injury. Bilateral lesions are even rarer. Only twelve similar cases were previously published. Case report: We report the case of a patient with bilateral TBGH. He was managed conservatively. Long-term follow-up disclosed a cognitive dysfunctions attributed to associated diffuse axonal injury. Acceleration and deceleration forces may have torn pallidum arterial branches determining hemorrhage. Conclusion: Bilateral TBGH is an uncommon presentation of traumatic brain injury. Associated diffuse axonal injury worsens the outcome. (C) 2015 Polish Neurological Society. Published by Elsevier Sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.
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Traumatic brain injury, Basal ganglia hemorrhage, Diffuse axonal injury, Brain injury, Traumatic brain hemorrhage
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Neurologia I Neurochirurgia Polska. Poznan: Termedia Publishing House Ltd, v. 49, n. 6, p. 456-459, 2015.
