title: Multiple extra-ischemic hemorrhages following intravenous thrombolysis in a patient with Trousseau syndrome: case study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Intracerebral hemorrhage is the most feared complication of intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke. Such hemorrhage usually occurs within or at the margin of ischemic or manifestly infarcted brain tissue. A patient with Trousseau syndrome who developed multiple extra-ischemic hemorrhages following intravenous thrombolysis is described.
  
  
  METHODS
  An 80-year-old Japanese man with no other underlying disease was diagnosed with unresectable advanced lung cancer (stage IV) without brain metastasis and had not yet been treated. The patient suddenly presented with disturbance of consciousness, right hemiplegia, and total aphasia, and was admitted to our hospital. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed acute cerebral infarction extending from the basal ganglia to the corona radiata of the left cerebrum and multiple small areas of bilateral cerebral cortices. Cardiogenic cerebral embolism was considered among the differential diagnoses, but the brain natriuretic peptide level was within the normal range, and no arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation were observed. With no other causes, the patient was diagnosed with Trousseau syndrome due to hypercoagulability associated with the advanced lung cancer. The patient received intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) at 96 minutes after onset of symptoms. His symptoms partially improved, but they suddenly deteriorated at 84 minutes after the thrombolysis. A computed tomography (CT) scan immediately after the neurological deterioration revealed a subcortical hemorrhage in the left occipital lobe. A repeat CT scan the day after onset showed enlargement of the left occipital hemorrhage and two new subcortical hemorrhages in the right frontal and right temporal lobes. These hemorrhages were located in areas remote from the acute ischemic lesions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of multiple extra-ischemic hemorrhages following intravenous thrombolysis in a patient with Trousseau syndrome. The course of this case suggests that intravenous t-PA administration for acute ischemic stroke with Trousseau syndrome may be associated with a higher risk of intracranial hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, 68 Honmachi, Himeji City, Hyogo 670-8520 Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, 68 Honmachi, Himeji City, Hyogo 670-8520 Japan.
authors.forename: Rei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Enatsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, 68 Honmachi, Himeji City, Hyogo 670-8520 Japan.
authors.forename: Norikazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamana
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, 68 Honmachi, Himeji City, Hyogo 670-8520 Japan.
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, 68 Honmachi, Himeji City, Hyogo 670-8520 Japan.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saiki
keywords: Cerebral infarction; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Intravenous thrombolysis; Trousseau syndrome; Vascular disorders
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