CASE HISTORY:
67-year-old patient with a history of hypertension. Sudden onset of severe headache and hemiplegia. Patient is comatose.


FINDINGS:
Unenhanced CCT-scan
(i.e. without contrast administration).
Hyperdense (60-80HE) mass on the left around the lentiform nucleus.


DIAGNOSIS:
Small typical hemorrhage of the left basal ganglia.

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS:
Brain tumors (glioblastoma, metastases)
Hemorrhagic infarction
Cerebral abscess

Information on the internet:

1) AWMF
2) Gesellschaft für Neurologie