Catecholamine and metanephrine excess in intracerebral haemorrhage: revisiting an obscure yet common 'pseudophaeochromocytoma'

摘要

We prospectively recruited five patients with CT evidence of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), having excluded trauma, a history of phaeo-chromocytoma (PHEO) and sympathomimetics/ antihypertensives capable of increasing catecho-lamines (CATS)/metanephrines (METS). Informed consent was obtained from the next of kin. Plasma METS are superior to plasma CATS, although both are unavailable locally.