Pawel Laguna1, Anna Klukowska. 1. Department of Paediatrics, Haematology and Oncology, Warsaw Medical University, Marszałkowska 24, 00-576 Warsaw, Poland. skazy@litewska.edu.pl
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This report describes the case of a boy with severe haemophilia A and factor VIII inhibitor who suffered subarachnoid haemorrhage at age 7 years, followed by bleeding in the right cerebellar hemisphere and an epidural haematoma at age 12 years. METHOD: The patient received intensive replacement treatment leading to reversal of neurological signs and symptoms and resorption of haematomas, as demonstrated by CT scans.
BACKGROUND: This report describes the case of a boy with severe haemophilia A and factor VIII inhibitor who suffered subarachnoid haemorrhage at age 7 years, followed by bleeding in the right cerebellar hemisphere and an epidural haematoma at age 12 years. METHOD: The patient received intensive replacement treatment leading to reversal of neurological signs and symptoms and resorption of haematomas, as demonstrated by CT scans.
Authors: M D Nelson; M A Maeder; D Usner; W G Mitchell; M J Fenstermacher; D A Wilson; E D Gomperts Journal: Haemophilia Date: 1999-09 Impact factor: 4.287