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Hemorragia intracerebral lobular - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Hemorragia intracerebral (lobular); hemorragia intraparenquimal

Definición:

Es el sangrado en la parte más grande del cerebro llamada el cerebelo.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La hemorragia intracerebral lobular (ICH, por sus siglas en inglés) puede ser causada por:

  • Angioma, un tipo de tumor vascular
  • Sangrado dentro de un tumor
  • Problemas de coagulación sanguínea
  • Problemas con los vasos sanguíneos, tales como aneurisma, malformación arteriovenosa
  • Traumatismo craneal

En algunos casos, no se puede encontrar ninguna causa.

Cuando no es provocada por un traumatismo, la hemorragia lobular intracerebral se considera un tipo de accidente cerebrovascular hemorrágico, el más grave de todos los accidentes cerebrovasculares.

La hemorragia intracerebral lobular está asociada con el gen de la alipoproteína E, que está ligado al aumento de riesgo de la enfermedad de Alzheimer.

Las hemorragias lobulares también están asociadas con lo siguiente:

  • 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.

Referencias

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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