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
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1) AWMF 2) Gesellschaft für Neurologie
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