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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep 10;12(3):266-269.
doi: 10.1159/000508760. eCollection 2020 Sep-Dec.

Hypertension-Related Cerebral Microbleeds

Sujan T Reddy  1 , Sean I Savitz  1
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Case Reports

Hypertension-Related Cerebral Microbleeds

Sujan T Reddy et al. Case Rep Neurol. .

Abstract

Hypertension and cerebral amyloid angiopathy are the most common causes of cerebral microbleeds. The pattern of microbleeds on T2*-weighted gradient echo sequence of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain can be indicative of the etiology of intracerebral hemorrhage. We describe a case of cerebellar hemorrhage with cerebral microbleeds secondary to chronic hypertension.

Keywords: Cerebral microhemorrhage; Hypertension; Intracerebral hemorrhage.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare relevant to this study.

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MRI brain showing multiple extensive foci of susceptibility on gradient sequence predominantly centered within the basal ganglia, thalami, brainstem, and deep and subcortical white matter of both cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres.
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