About The Medical Condition Brain Hemorrhages, Putaminal

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Brain Hemorrhages, Putaminal

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Brain Hemorrhages, Putaminal Medical Condition

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Bleeding into the PUTAMEN, a BASAL GANGLIA nucleus. This is a relatively common site of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage and is associated with chronic HYPERTENSION and lipohyalinosis of small blood vessels in the putamen. Clinical manifestations vary with the size of hemorrhage, but include hemiparesis, headache, and alterations of consciousness.

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