Traumatic basilar artery dissection in a child: need for anticoagulation?
Dissection of a cerebral blood vessel is a rare complication of acute neurotrauma with a high incidence of morbidity and mortality. We report on a case of a pediatric patient with severe neurological symptoms in whom angiography showed evidence of a basilar artery dissection. The patient was heparinized and recovered uneventfully.
Schols
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Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Antwerp, Belgium.
Van Havenbergh
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T
Parizel
P M
PM
Delrue
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F
Ceulemans
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B
Jorens
P G
PG
D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D020202:Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin