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Asymptomatic cerebral hemorrhage detected by MRI

Abstract

Detection of previous cerebral infarction on CT films of patients with no history of stroke is a common occurrence. The incidence of silent cerebral infarction was reported to be about 10 to 11 percent, but very few reports concerning asymptomatic cerebral hemorrhage available. However, recent clinical application of MRI has resulted in the detection of old asymptomatic hemorrhage in patients with no history known stroke-like episodes. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the incidence, the cause and the character of the asymptomatic cerebral hemorrhage among patients who had undergone MRI examinations. From September 1987 through June 1990, 2757 patients have undergone 3474 MR scans of the brain with 1.0 Tesla Siemens Magneton unit in our hospital. Seventeen patients showed no clinical signs or symptoms suggesting a stroke episode corresponding to the detected hemorrhagic lesion. The 17 patients corresponded to 0.6% of the patients who underwent MRI, 1.5% of the patients with cerebrovascular disease and 9.5% of the patients with intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH), which was rather higher than expected. Among the 17 patients, 12 were diagnosed as primary ICH and 5 as secondary ICH. Most of the primary asymptomatic hemorrhage were hypertensive ones and slit-like curvilinear lesions between the putamen  More>>
Authors:
Nakajima, Yumi; Ohsuga, Hitoshi; Yamamoto, Masahiro; Shinohara, Yukito [1] 
  1. Tokai Univ., Isehara, Kanagawa (Japan). School of Medicine
Publication Date:
Mar 01, 1991
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
JPN-91-008251; EDB-91-142906
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Rinsho Shinkeigaku (Clinical Neurology); (Japan); Journal Volume: 31:3
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; CEREBRUM; NMR IMAGING; CEREBELLUM; HEMORRHAGE; HYPERTENSION; THALAMUS; VASCULAR DISEASES; BODY; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SYMPTOMS; 550602* - Medicine- External Radiation in Diagnostics- (1980-)
OSTI ID:
5323182
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0009-918X; CODEN: RISHB
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
Pages: 270-274
Announcement Date:
Nov 01, 1991

Citation Formats

Nakajima, Yumi, Ohsuga, Hitoshi, Yamamoto, Masahiro, and Shinohara, Yukito. Asymptomatic cerebral hemorrhage detected by MRI. Japan: N. p., 1991. Web.
Nakajima, Yumi, Ohsuga, Hitoshi, Yamamoto, Masahiro, & Shinohara, Yukito. Asymptomatic cerebral hemorrhage detected by MRI. Japan.
Nakajima, Yumi, Ohsuga, Hitoshi, Yamamoto, Masahiro, and Shinohara, Yukito. 1991. "Asymptomatic cerebral hemorrhage detected by MRI." Japan.
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title = {Asymptomatic cerebral hemorrhage detected by MRI}
author = {Nakajima, Yumi, Ohsuga, Hitoshi, Yamamoto, Masahiro, and Shinohara, Yukito}
abstractNote = {Detection of previous cerebral infarction on CT films of patients with no history of stroke is a common occurrence. The incidence of silent cerebral infarction was reported to be about 10 to 11 percent, but very few reports concerning asymptomatic cerebral hemorrhage available. However, recent clinical application of MRI has resulted in the detection of old asymptomatic hemorrhage in patients with no history known stroke-like episodes. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the incidence, the cause and the character of the asymptomatic cerebral hemorrhage among patients who had undergone MRI examinations. From September 1987 through June 1990, 2757 patients have undergone 3474 MR scans of the brain with 1.0 Tesla Siemens Magneton unit in our hospital. Seventeen patients showed no clinical signs or symptoms suggesting a stroke episode corresponding to the detected hemorrhagic lesion. The 17 patients corresponded to 0.6% of the patients who underwent MRI, 1.5% of the patients with cerebrovascular disease and 9.5% of the patients with intracerebral hemorrhage(ICH), which was rather higher than expected. Among the 17 patients, 12 were diagnosed as primary ICH and 5 as secondary ICH. Most of the primary asymptomatic hemorrhage were hypertensive ones and slit-like curvilinear lesions between the putamen and claustrum or external capsule. The secondary asymptomatic hemorrhage were due to AVM and angiomas in the frontal cortex, thalamus and pons. (author).}
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volume = {31:3}
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