PUTAMINAL HEMORRHAGE
\pjuːtˈamɪnə͡l hˈɛməɹɪd͡ʒ], \pjuːtˈamɪnəl hˈɛməɹɪdʒ], \p_j_uː_t_ˈa_m_ɪ_n_əl h_ˈɛ_m_ə_ɹ_ɪ_dʒ]\
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Bleeding into the PUTAMEN, a BASAL GANGLIA nucleus. This is a relatively common site of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage and is associated with chronic HYPERTENSION and lipohyalinosis of small blood vessels in the putamen. Clinical manifestations vary with the size of hemorrhage, but include hemiparesis, headache, and alterations of consciousness.
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