title: Corpus callosum hemorrhage during left ventricular-assist device support.
abstract: Patients supported by left ventricular-assist devices are at high risk of bleeding, but among the numerous hemorrhagic complications, those involving the corpus callosum are very uncommon. We report the case of a 35-year-old woman who suddenly experienced neurological symptoms 4 months after HeartMate II implantation. Cranial computed tomography showed a voluminous hematoma involving the corpus callosum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Caen Basse-Normandie and University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France.
authors.forename: Anaïs
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cuttone
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Desgué
authors.forename: Calin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ivascau
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buklas
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D014842:von Willebrand Diseases / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
keywords: Anticoagulants; cerebral hemorrhage; corpus callosum; heart-assist devices; stroke