Brain hemorrhage
M elzouki • October 23, 2022
Site of hemorrhage, Neurologic findings
- Basal ganglia Neurologic findings:
- Contralateral herniparesis & hemisensory loss
- Homonymous hemianopsia
- Gaze palsy
- Cerebellum Neurologic findings:
- Usually NO hemiparesis
- Facial weakness
- Ataxia & nystagmus
- Occipital headache & neck stuffiness
- Thalamus Neurologic findings:
- Contralateral hemiparesis & hemisensory loss
- Nonreactive miotic pupils
- Upgaze palsy
- Eyes deviate Toward hemiparesis
- Cerebral lobe Neurologic findings:
- Contralateral hemiparesis (frontal lobe)
- Contralateral hemisensory loss (parietal lobe)
- Cerebral lobe Homonymous hemianopsia (occipital lobe)
- Eyes deviate away from hemiparesis
- High incidence of seizures
- PONS Neurologic findings:
- Deep coma & total paralysis within minutes
- Pinpoint reactive pupils