TY - JOUR
T1 - Lysis and thrombosis
T2 - Manifestation of the same disease
AU - Antoun, Smyrna Abou
AU - El-Haddad, Boutros
AU - Wehbe, Edgard
AU - Schulz, Thomas
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - A 19-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department 6 hr after an episode of headache followed by brief loss of consciousness. The episode was associated with jerking of extremities and rapid recovery was reported without confusion or focal neurologic deficit. She reported having tension-like headaches for several months. She denied any fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, or head trauma. Physical examination revealed an obese, pale patient with flat affect. Her temperature was 99°F, pulse: 90 beats per minute, and blood pressure 110/75 mmHg without evidence of orthostasis. Neurological examination was pertinent for right Babinski sign. Her initial complete blood count revealed hemoglobin: 6.0 g/dL, hematocrit: 18%, MCV: 91.8 fl, platelet count: 116 × 103 per microliter, and leukocyte count: 6,700 per microliter.
AB - A 19-year-old female patient presented to the emergency department 6 hr after an episode of headache followed by brief loss of consciousness. The episode was associated with jerking of extremities and rapid recovery was reported without confusion or focal neurologic deficit. She reported having tension-like headaches for several months. She denied any fever, chills, nausea, vomiting, or head trauma. Physical examination revealed an obese, pale patient with flat affect. Her temperature was 99°F, pulse: 90 beats per minute, and blood pressure 110/75 mmHg without evidence of orthostasis. Neurological examination was pertinent for right Babinski sign. Her initial complete blood count revealed hemoglobin: 6.0 g/dL, hematocrit: 18%, MCV: 91.8 fl, platelet count: 116 × 103 per microliter, and leukocyte count: 6,700 per microliter.
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U2 - 10.1002/ajh.21141
DO - 10.1002/ajh.21141
M3 - Article
C2 - 18246543
AN - SCOPUS:44349127769
SN - 0361-8609
VL - 83
SP - 505
EP - 507
JO - American Journal of Hematology
JF - American Journal of Hematology
IS - 6
ER -