CT Findings and Clinical Features as Markers for Patient Outcome in Primary Pontine Hemorrhage
Tiemo Wesselsa,c,
Walter Möller-Hartmannb,
Johannes Nothc and
Christof Klötzschd
a Department of Neurology, University Medical School Giessen, Germany
b Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical School Aachen, Germany
c Department of Neurology, University Medical School Aachen, Germany
d Department of Neurology, Klinikum Allensbach/Singen, Germany
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FIG 1. Dorsal PPH.
CT scan in a 65-year-old man who was alert on admission, with mild gait ataxia. Hematoma volume is 2.5 mL. Patient outcome was excellent (GOS score 5).
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FIG 2. Ventral PPH.
CT scan in an 80-year-old woman who was in a coma on admission. The hematoma volume is 6 mL. The patient received mechanical ventilation and died after 1 week.
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FIG 3. Massive PPH.
CT scan in a 74-year-old woman who was in a coma on admission. The hematoma volume is 15 mL. The patient died 2 days after admission.
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