J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1975 Oct;4(2):371-378.
Occlusion o Left Middle Cerebral Artery Manifested as Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Korea General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Korea General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- This report dealt with the case of 58 year old male with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura syndrome. The patient had an occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery on the carotid angiogram. The clinical course of the case with disseminated intravascular coagulation was fulminant. Literatures on pathophysiology, treatment, pathology and clinical course disseminated intravascular coagulation were reviewed.