Although noncontrast CT has long been considered the gold standard of poststroke care, CT and MRI with GRE sequences are both excellent methods for detecting acute intracerebral hemorrhage in ...

Delayed complications following stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are rare and ...

The signal is bright on T2- and dark on T1-weighted images, signifying acute blood . Also, note there is a small subdural hematoma in the contralateral frontal lobe, seen best on the T1-weighted image ...

MRI uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to create detailed images of the brain tissues. The use of MRI allows our neurosurgeons to recommend the treatment that is most likely to lead to ...

Spontaneous brain hemorrhages result from chronic hypertension, anticoagulation, or amyloid angiopathy. Tissue disruption from the hematoma can be followed by brain edema and expansion of the clot ...

The first difference is related to size. "While both bruises and hematomas result from bleeding under the skin, a hematoma is usually more pronounced due to a larger accumulation of blood," says ...

A dramatic, threefold reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, according to ...

If doctors believe a brain aneurysm has ruptured and caused a bleed in the brain, known as a hemorrhage, they may opt for a CT angiography scan. Doctors may follow this with further tests.

Linzi Todd says doctors think the 17mm clot in her brain was triggered by overexercising, which caused a spinal fluid leak ...

A new treatment combines standard hematoma surgery with an embolization (blocking) of the brain's middle meningeal artery, with the goal of avoiding repeat surgeries.