Fatal intraventricular hemorrhage after the extracranial carotid artery angioplasty and stent placement.
We report on a 72-year-old female with an unusual intracranial bleeding complication after an extracranial carotid artery stenting procedure performed for a tight left ICA stenosis associated with contralateral carotid occlusion. Two hours after the procedure, the initial signs of intracranial bleeding appeared that led to the patient's demise 5 days later. A brain CT showed and autopsy proved massive intraventricular bleeding. To our knowledge, our case is only the second report of isolated reperfusion intraventricular hemorrhage post-CAS.
Krajickova
Dagmar
D
Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital, Charles University, Hradec Kralove 500 05, Czech Republic. krajickova@nhk.cz
Krajina
Antonin
A
Nova
Marketa
M
Raupach
Jan
J
D000368:Aged; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media