Subcortical hemorrhage in disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with sepsis.
Cranial CT features of two patients with intracerebral hemorrhages in the setting of sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation are reported. Multiple predominantly subcortical hemorrhages were seen. This pattern of cerebral hemorrhage should raise suspicion of disseminated intravascular coagulation as an underlying cause.
Wijdicks
E F
EF
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
Silbert
P L
PL
Jack
C R
CR
Parisi
J E
JE
D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D002540:Cerebral Cortex; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged