Outcome after traumatic frontal intracerebral haemorrhage: a comparison of unilateral and bilateral haematomas

Frontal intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is a common result of cranial trauma. Outcome differences between bilateral and unilateral frontal ICH are not well studied but would be valuable to predict prognosis in clinical practice. Two aims are proposed in this study: first to compare the risk of developing delayed ICH after bilateral or unilateral frontal ICH, and second to determine the variables helpful to predict outcome according to the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS). Between January 1993 and December 1997, 694 consecutive patients with traumatic ICH were admitted to the Chang Gung Medical Center within 24 h of the trauma. Patients with ICH in sites other than the frontal lobes were excluded. A total of 161 cases (mean age 46.3+/-20.3 years), including 57 bilateral (mean age 52.5+/-18.7 years) and 104 unilateral (mean age 42.9+/-20.5 years) traumatic frontal ICH were studied. Twenty-eight of 57 patients (49%) with bifrontal ICH versus 17 of 104 patients (16%) with unilateral frontal ICH had a further, delayed ICH. In 42 of 45 patients (93%) with delayed ICH, this occurred within 5 days of the initial trauma. Multivariate logistic regression was used to select significant predictors of outcome. We found that delayed ICH (p<0.001), age (p=0.004) and mechanism of injury (p=0.001) explained the worse outcome in patients with bifrontal ICH. The best-fitting logistic regression model included three variables: delayed ICH (p=0.011), initial GCS (p=0.023), and a sum score of clinical and radiological variables (p=0.003). Bifrontal ICH tended to occur in older patients after a fall and was associated with a higher risk of developing delayed ICH or brain stem compression compared to unilateral ICH damage. Using these three variables - delayed ICH, initial GCS, and the sum score - in a logistical regression model is useful to predict outcome in patients with traumatic frontal ICH and may aid patient management.     

Ruptured aneurysm with intracerebral hemorrhage in an 8 year old boy

Report on a case of aneurysm in a child and its treatment with discussion of its rarity and origin.     

简易定向锥颅脑内血肿碎吸术治疗高血压脑出血——介绍一种简易脑内血肿碎吸器的研制及临床应用

本文介绍一种高血压脑出血外科治疗的新方法,即简易定向锥颅脑内血肿碎吸术。截至1988年10月临床应用19例,年龄41～79岁,出血量平均为48.1ml,一次吸除量为总量的79％(38ml),术后立即清醒者8/19例,偏瘫好转者4/19例,死亡4例。实践证明本法简单,安全有效,病人负担轻。     

Arteriovenous malformations that rupture during pregnancy: a management dilemma

Summary Intracranial haemorrhage due to rupture of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) during pregnancy is a rare but serious condition that warrants prompt recognition. Once the diagnosis is made, the management is primarily based on neurosurgical rather than obstetric considerations. Due to its rarity, no definitive guidelines exist, and the best time to perform elective surgery (i.e., at presentation or at completion of the pregnancy) is ill-defined. This report describes three patients recently treated at our institution who had AVMs that ruptured during pregnancy. These cases well summarize the difficulties encountered in treating such patients. The diagnostic as well as the therapeutic implications of this condition are discussed.     

Intracerebral haemorrhage as a manifestation of Lyme Neuroborreliosis?

Lyme Neuroborreliosis (LNB) has repeatedly been reported to cause cerebral vasculitis. However, there is no reliable information about the incidence of cerebral vessel affection. The majority of reports deal with ischaemic consequences, and there are a few reports of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). We report a case of otherwise unexplained intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) where clinical and laboratory tests have shown LNB. Late stage LNB might not only cause ischaemic, but haemorrhagic stroke as well.     

微创手术治疗高血压脑出血

目的 探讨微创手术治疗高血压脑出血的临床疗效。方法 132例高血压脑出血分成微创手术组(68例)和传统开颅手术组(64例)，分析两组手术的特点和手术时机，比较两组手术治疗的疗效。结果 微创组术后GOS良好23例、中残24例、重残9例、植物生存3例、死亡9例；传统组术GOS良好16例、中残15例、重残12例、植物生存6例、死亡15例。两组超早期或早期手术均有良好的预后，而微创组效果更佳。结论 微创手术治疗高血压脑出血能明显提高临床疗效，降低病死率。     

微创术治疗高血压脑出血的临床研究

目的 探讨微创清除(微创)颅内血肿治疗高血压脑出血患者的疗效.方法 对32例(微创术组)基底节区高血压脑出血、血肿量大于60ml的患者,采用脑CT片进行穿刺点定位,YL-1型颅内血肿粉碎穿刺针对血肿进行穿刺、液化、引流,评估其病死率、好转率及治疗3周时神经功能评分,并与单纯药物治疗组(对照组32例)进行比较.结果 微创术治疗组死亡8例,病死率25.00%,好转23例,好转率71.88%;单纯药物治疗组死亡16例,病死率50.0%,好转15例,好转率46.88%.微创术组病死率显著低于单纯药物治疗组(P＜0.01),好转率则显著高于单纯药物治疗组(P＜0.01);治疗3周时,微创术组神经功能评分为15.47±3.75分,单纯药物治疗组为21.45±4.46分.两组差异有非常显著意义(P＜0.01),提示微创术治疗组患者神经功能恢复程度好于单纯药物治疗组.结论 微创术治疗高血压脑出血患者效果较好,值得临床应用.     

钻颅碎吸治疗急性期高血压性脑出血疗效观察

目的总结钻颅碎吸治疗高血压性脑出血的疗效。方法利用配对方法与保守治疗病人进行对比。碎吸组反复穿刺血肿,调整血压。对照组采取降颅压,营养脑细胞等内科治疗。结果碎吸组病死率15.6%,对照组病死率27%,两组相比P<0.05,CT观察发现,碎吸治疗可加速血肿的吸收。半年后随访结果表明,碎吸治疗可降低致残率。结论钻颅碎吸术可作为治疗部分高血压性脑出血病人的理想选择。