Journal article
Hemorrhagic giant cerebral capillary telangiectasia resulting in death: Case report and literature review.
Abstract
We report a rare case of death caused by hemorrhage of a giant cerebral central nervous system capillary telangiectasia (CCT). A 49-year-old female presented comatose after suffering a traumatic head injury due to an unwitnessed fall. Computed tomography of the head revealed an acute 8.1 × 5.2 cm right intraparenchymal hematoma. Postmortem pathology found thin-walled dilated capillaries consistent with a giant cerebral CCT. The radiological …
Authors
Kesserwan MA; Shakil H; Fong C; Provias JP
Journal
Clinical Neuropathology, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 276–284
Publisher
Dustri-Verlag Dr. Karl Feistle
Publication Date
November 1, 2019
DOI
10.5414/np301181
ISSN
0722-5091