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Pineal apoplexy.

1979; BMJ; Volume: 42; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/jnnp.42.11.1050

1468-330X

K Higashi, S Katayama, Tetsuji Orita,

Neurological and metabolic disorders

A case of haematoma in the pineal region is reported in a patient whose initial symptom was subarachnoid haemorrhage. The encapsulated haematoma and surrounding blood clots were removed surgically. Haemorrhage into a pineal cyst may have been the cause of this particular intracranial mass.