FIVE CASES OF CEREBRAL HAEMORRHAGE COMPLICATED BY GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING

double mechanical valve replacement complicated by early cerebral haemorrhage: 117 days without coumarols

introduction cerebral haemorrhage could complicate post operative course after cardiac surgery, especially after multiple mechanical valves replacement needing for anticoagulation. the interruption of vitamin k antagonists in this cases, to avoid the enhancement of the cerebral haemorrhage, can be performed with reasonable safety. case presentation we report the case of a patient who underwent ...

Acute Headache at Emergency Department: Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome Complicated by Subarachnoid Haemorrhage and Cerebral Infarction

Introduction. Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome is becoming widely accepted as a rare cause of both ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke and should be evocated in case of thunderclap headaches associated with stroke. We present the case of a patient with ischemic stroke associated with cortical subarachnoid haemorrhage (cSAH) and reversible diffuse arteries narrowing, leading to the dia...

Leptospirosis complicated by fatal intracerebral haemorrhage.

Seven cases of upper gastrointestinal bleeding after cold biopsy

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Routine biopsy of the upper gastrointestinal tract is performed with increasing frequency. It is generally considered to be safe without significant complication. However, gastrointestinal bleeding as a result of cold biopsy is a known complication. We report seven cases of upper gastrointestinal bleeding after cold biopsy and discuss clinical data, risks factors, seve...

Management of gastrointestinal haemorrhage.

A variety of endoscopic haemostatic techniques have enabled major advances in the management of not only bleeding peptic ulcers and bleeding varices, but also in a variety of bleeding lesions in the small intestine and in the colon. Indeed, the development and widespread implementation of endoscopic haemostasis has been one of the most important developments in clinical gastroenterology in the ...