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Anticoagulant-Related Intracerebral Hemorrhage

  • Carlos S. Kase
  • , R. Kent Robinson
  • , Robert W. Stein
  • , L. Dana DeWitt
  • , Daniel B. Hier
  • , Daryl L. Harp
  • , J. Powell Williams
  • , Louis R. Caplan
  • , J. P. Mohr

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Abstract

Twenty-Four Patients Had Intracerebral Hemorrhage While They Were Being Treated with Anticoagulants. Hypertension Was Present in 67% of the Cases, Head Trauma Was an Uncommon Preceding Event, and Simultaneous Bleeding in Other Organs Occurred in Only One Instance. Neurologic Abnormalities Progressed for Several Hours in 58%. Seizures Occurred at Onset in 12.5%. the Location of the Hemorrhage Was as Follows: Cerebellum (Nine Cases), Lobar White Matter (Six), Basal Ganglia (Five), Thalamus (Two), and Hemisphere, Unspecified (Two). in 61%, the Hemorrhages Occurred within 6 Months of Therapy. in 75%, the Prothrombin Time Was Beyond 1½ Times the Control Value. Mortality Was 62.5%. Survivors Had Smaller Hematomas Than Did Patients with Fatal Hemorrhage. © 1985 American Academy of Neurology.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalNeurology
Volume35
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1985

Disciplines

  • Chemistry

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