Chronic Encapsulated Intracerebral Hematoma as an Occasional Finding in Sudden Cardiac Death.
Healthcare (Basel) 2022;
10:healthcare10102053. [PMID:
36292499 PMCID:
PMC9602305 DOI:
10.3390/healthcare10102053]
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Abstract
Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematoma (CEIH) is a rare solid mass characterized by the presence of a fibrotic capsule that can present a variety of signs and symptoms due to the mass effect and hydrocephalus. It may be caused by post-traumatic or spontaneous bleeding as related to an adjacent aneurysm, angiomas or neoplasms. Differential diagnosis must be applied in order for it to mimic neoplasm or a vascular malformation. Several cases of CEIH have been reported but only a few of them have an intraventricular localization. A forensic autopsy of a 50-year-old male who died suddenly while driving is discussed. Gross analysis, histology and toxicology were performed and a CEIH of the right lateral ventricle was found in a case of acute coronary death.
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