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A Clinical Study of Surgically Treated Cases

ALEXANDER GOL, M.D.; GEORGE EHNI, M.D.; MILAM E. LEAVENS, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1962;84(5):554-558.

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In 1903 Cushing¹ described the surgical treatment of a case of intracerebral hemorrhage. A quarter of a century later, Bagley² reemphasized the need for surgical treatment in instances of intracerebral hematoma; yet, the literature shows surprisingly few series of surgically treated cases until the last 10 to 15 years.

One of the main hindrances in the treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage has been the difficulty in clinical differentiation between hemorrhage, thrombosis, and embolism of the cerebrovascular tree. Frequently, the onset and presentation of intracerebral hemorrhage is insidious, and thus confusion may arise. In Kelly's³ series of cases of hemorrhage, the onset of symptoms was gradual over a period of hours or days in almost half of the patients. Guillaume⁴ described a case with an onset so insidious as to suggest the presence of a tumor. Beck⁵ and Elkington⁶ reported similar experiences. Bedford⁷ has indicated . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
HOUSTON, TEXAS

Footnotes
Received for publication June 26, 1961.

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