An unusual cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage in a patient with newly diagnosed neurofibromatosis: a case report

Cases Journal - Tập 2 - Trang 1-4 - 2009
Chisha Weerasinghe1, Prem Jesudason1, Daniel Peckham1
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK

Tóm tắt

In this report we discuss an unusual cause of subarachnoid haemorrhage in association with neurofibromatosis. A previously fit 55-year-old man developed sudden onset headache with loss of consciousness. He was comatose on admission with no focal neurological signs. Numerous neurofibromas and café-au-lait patches were noted, indicating neurofibromatosis type 1 which had not been previously diagnosed. Computer Tomography brain revealed a grade IV subarachnoid haemorrhage in association with numerous vascular lesions on cerebral angiography. A rare cause of subarachnoid haemorrhages was identified and is discussed in detail.

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