Caudate hemorrhage
L. A. Weisberg
Eight patients had computed tomographic (CT) evidence of caudate
hemorrhage. In all cases, the initial clinical findings were most
suggestive of subarachnoid rather than intracerebral hemorrhage. The CSF
was bloody and xanthochromic in all cases. In caudate hemorrhage due to
ruptured carotid artery aneurysms, the CT scan showed hyperdense lesions
contiguous with the anterior frontal horn of the lateral ventricles. In
caudate hemorrhage related to hypertension, the CT scan showed a small
hematoma that appeared contiguous with the anterior portion of the body of
the lateral ventricle, and there was prominent intraventricular extension.
