A Patient with a Prolonged Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time and a Deep Intracerebral Haemorrhage

A Patient with a Prolonged Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time and a Deep Intracerebral Haemorrhage

We report on a 57-year-old woman with a pontine haemorrhage and an extremely prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) of more than 240 s, suggestive of a coagulation disorder. Given the location of the haemorrhage, which is associated with a high mortality rate, recombinant factor VIIa...

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Main Authors: Roger K. Schindhelm, Mariëlle J. Wondergem, Joke Admiraal, Gert Nap, Edwin ten Boekel, Lahcen Hani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
Intracerebral haemorrhage
Partial thromboplastin time
Mixing studies
Factor XII deficiency
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/342193

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