Lobar intracerebral hemorrhage
Definition
Lobar intracerebral hemorrhage is bleeding in the largest part of the brain called the cerebrum.
Alternative Names
Hemorrhage - intraparenchymal; Hemorrhage - intracerebral (lobar)Causes
Lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) may be caused by traumatic brain injury or blood vessel problems, such as aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, or angioma, a type of blood vessel tumor.
When it is not caused by trauma, lobar intracerebral hemorrhage is considered a type of hemorrhagic stroke, the most serious type of stroke.
Lobar ICH is associated with the apolipoprotein (apo) E gene, which is linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.
Lobar hemorrhages are also associated with the following:
- Various blood or bleeding disorders, such as disseminated intravascular coagulation, hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, and leukemia.
- Decreased levels of blood platelets
- Use of aspirin or blood thinners
- Liver disease (associated with increased bleeding risk)
- Cerebral amyloid
- Some autoimmune disorders
References
Woo D, Kaushal R, Chakraborty R, et. al. Association of apolipoprotein E4 and haplotypes of the apolipoprotein E gene with lobar intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. 2005 Sep;36(9):1874-9.
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