[Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma]]

Nervenarzt. 2000 Dec;71(12):995-9. doi: 10.1007/s001150050697.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The purpose of this case report is to describe chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma (CEIH), a rare and not fully understood brain lesion. The differentiation from chronic cerebral hematoma, cerebral abscess, and intra-axial tumor is based on clinical and imaging criteria. The diagnosis is confirmed by histological analysis. In the English medical literature, we found 39 patients reported with this lesion. The key feature is the formation of a capsule between a hematoma and cerebral parenchyma. The reasons for this formation are not known. In our patient, an arteriovenous malformation was located outside but adjacent to the CEIH.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / surgery
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / pathology
  • Cerebral Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Chronic Disease
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / diagnosis
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / pathology
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous, Central Nervous System / surgery
  • Hematoma / diagnosis*
  • Hematoma / pathology
  • Hematoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed