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Intracranial Hemorrhage, Hypertensive

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Definition: Bleeding within the SKULL that is caused by systemic HYPERTENSION, usually in association with INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS. Hypertensive hemorrhages are most frequent in the BASAL GANGLIA; CEREBELLUM; PONS; and THALAMUS; but may also involve the CEREBRAL CORTEX, subcortical white matter, and other brain structures.      Other names Intracranial Hypertensive Hemorrhages; Intracranial Hypertensive Hemorrhage; Intracranial Hemorrhages, Hypertensive; Intracerebral Hemorrhages, Hypertensive; Hypertensive Intracranial Hemorrhages; Hypertensive Intracranial Hemorrhage; Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhages; Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage; Hypertensive Hemorrhages, Intracranial; Hypertensive Hemorrhages, Cerebral; Hypertensive Cerebral Hemorrhages; Hypertensive Cerebral Hemorrhage; Hemorrhages, Intracranial Hypertensive; Hemorrhages, Hypertensive Intracranial; Hemorrhages, Hypertensive Intracerebral; Hemorrhages, Hypertensive Cerebral; Hemorrhages, Cerebral Hypertensive; Hemorrhage, Intracranial Hypertensive; Hemorrhage, Hypertensive Intracranial; Hemorrhage, Hypertensive Intracerebral

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