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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