Brain - Vascular

Question 1

DDx haemorrhagic strokes​

Answer 1

• Idiopathic ​
• Primary causes​

1. Arterial hypertension​
2. Cerebral amyloid angiopathy​
3. Intracranial neoplasia​(Multicentric: HSK, metastases, histiocytic SK, intravascular lymphoma​
   PBT: gliomas, meningiomas, CPT, pituitary, others)​

• Secondary causes​

1. Coagulopathy (von willebrand factor deficiencies​, Angiostrongylus vasorum)
2. Parasite migration​
3. Bacterial/septicemia​
4. Hemorrhagic transformation​
5. Vasculopathy​
6. Cerebral vascular malformation​(Arteriovenous, Venous, Cavernous, Capillary malformations or telangiectases)