Intraventricular hemorrhage

Kristi Tucker, J. Ricardo Carhuapoma

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Abstract

Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is defined as bleeding within the ventricular system IVH can occur as a primary event or in association with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), or traumatic brain injury (TBI) Primary IVH is a rare occurrence in which hemorrhage is confined only to the ventricular system Secondary IVH denotes a hemorrhage that originates from parenchyma or subarachnoid space and extends into the ventricles IVH with ICH

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHandbook of Neurocritical Care
Subtitle of host publicationSecond Edition
PublisherSpringer New York
Pages365-369
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781441968418
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010

Keywords

  • Ependymomas
  • Externalized CSF
  • IVH
  • Metastatic tumors
  • Primary IVH

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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