A Clinical Study on Caudate Hemorrhage

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 7(1); 1989 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1989;7(1): 70-75.

미상핵 출혈의 임상적 고찰

오희종, 이상도,서정규,박영춘

계명대학교 신경과.

A Clinical Study on Caudate Hemorrhage

Hee-Jong Oh,M.D., sang-Do Yi,M.D., Chung-Kyu Suh,M.D., Young-Choon Park,M.D.

Department of neurology, College of Medicine, Keimyung University

Abstract

A clinical study was done on 16 cases of caudate hemorrhage which were confirmed with brain CT scan at Keimyung University Dongsan hospital from January 1985 to Februaty 1989 and conclusions obtained are as follow 1. The proportion of caudate hemorrhage was 4,9% of all spontaneous mtracranial parenchymal hemorrhage. 2. The most prevalent age group was 7th decade and sex ratio was slightly higher in female(1.7:1). 3, The most common cause of caudate hemorrhage was hypertension. 4, The major initial symptoms of caudate hemorrhage were nausea and vomiting, followed by headache and altered concsiousness, 5. The major neurologic signs on admission were behavioral abnormalities (disorientation and memory disturbance), neck stiffness, impaired consciousness and hemipareris 6. Hemorrhage involved head(11 cases), body(4 cases) and head and body (1 case) of Caudate, but not tail. 7. The prognosis of caudate hemorrhage is good in our senes, but sequelae such as anxiety, memory disturbance or mild hemiparesis remained in a few cases. 8. From above findings, the caudate nucleus seems to play some roleon memory or behavioral function