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Πέμπτη 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2018

Bleeding or clotting: an intracranial dilemma

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We present a complex diagnosis of a 25-year-old woman with a background of ulcerative colitis (UC) at risk of both intracranial haemorrhage and thrombosis.

The patient presented to the emergency department having collapsed at work, obtaining a head injury while falling to the floor and suffering an 8 min seizure in the immediate aftermath. The patient had an acute flare of her UC 2 weeks previously, and her medical history included a deep vein thrombosis following a long-haul flight and a pulmonary embolism while taking contraceptive pill/oral contraceptives.

The patient denied a headache preceding her collapse, although she admitted her head had 'felt fuzzy' during the previous 2 days. CT of the head was performed (figure 1A,B), revealing patchy haemorrhagic changes in the right frontal lobe. Abnormal hyperdensity of the superior sagittal sinus and of a cortical vein was also noted; the patient underwent MRI of the head and CT...



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