BrainWaves #43 Stranger causes of intracerebral hemorrhage

MedLink Neurology Podcast is delighted to feature selected episodes from BrainWaves, courtesy of James E Siegler MD, its originator and host. BrainWaves is an academic audio podcast whose mission is to educate medical providers through clinical cases and topical reviews in neurology, medicine, and the humanities, and episodes originally aired from 2016 to 2021. Originally released: July 18, 2017 Trauma and hypertension account for the overwhelming majority of cases of intracerebral hemorrhage. Today, we address the minority. In this week's episode, Dr. Steven Messe discusses the atypical causes of intracerebral hemorrhage and how they are managed. BrainWaves podcasts and online content are intended for medical education only and should not be used to guide medical decision-making in routine clinical practice. REFERENCES Biffi A, Greenberg SM. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a systematic review. J Clin Neurol 2011;7(1):1-9. PMID 21519520Gilden D, Cohrs RJ, Mahalingam R, Nagel MA. Varicella zoster virus vasculopathies: diverse clinical manifestations, laboratory features, pathogenesis, and treatment. Lancet Neurol 2009;8(8):731-40. PMID 19608099Mast H, Young WL, Koennecke HC, et al. Risk of spontaneous haemorrhage after diagnosis of cerebral arteriovenous malformation. Lancet 1997;350(9084):1065-8. PMID 10213548Ruíz-Sandoval JL, Cantú C, Barinagarrementeria F. Intracerebral hemorrhage in young people: analysis of risk factors, location, causes, and prognosis. Stroke 1999;30(3):537-41. PMID 10066848Siegler JE, Ichord RN. Teaching neuroimages: multicompartmental intracranial hemorrhage in a pediatric patient. Neurology 2016;87(23):e284. PMID 27920292  We believe that the principles expressed or implied in the podcast remain valid, but certain details may be superseded by evolving knowledge since the episode’s original release date.