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Lobar intracerebral hemorrhage - Overview

Alternative Names

Hemorrhage - intraparenchymal; Hemorrhage - intracerebral (lobar)

Definition of Lobar intracerebral hemorrhage:

Lobar intracerebral hemorrhage is bleeding in the largest part of the brain called the cerebrum.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors:

Lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) may be caused by:

In some cases, no cause can be found.

When it is not caused by trauma, lobar ICH is considered a type of hemorrhagic stroke, the most serious type of stroke.

Lobar ICH is associated with the apolipoprotein (apo) E gene, which is linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.

Lobar hemorrhages are also associated with the following:

  • Reviewed last on: 9/13/2008
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Zivin JA. Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 432.

Goldstein LB. Prevention and management of stroke. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, eds. Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Saunders;2007:chap 58.

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