KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 122 · KROK (Dentistry)
A woman suffering from essential hypertension had suddenly lost consciousness; she was delivered to a resuscitation unit in a comatose state with the diagnosis of disturbed cerebral circulation. The patient died one day after her hospitalization. Autopsy revealed a cavity in the left hemisphere of the brain. The cavity is 5x4 cm in size and filled with blood clots and liquid blood. What hemorrhage is it according to the mechanism of its origin?
- A. Diapedetic hemorrhage
- B. Petechial hemorrhage
- C. Hemorrhagic extravasation
- D. Hemorrhage caused by vessel erosion
- E. Hemorrhage caused by vessel rupture
Hint
Consider what typically happens to small intracerebral arteries damaged by long-standing hypertension when blood pressure rises abruptly, and what kind of lesion a blood-filled cavity represents.
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