Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis following subarachnoid hemorrhage. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 136-139

  Parney, Ian F ^a   Steinke, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heparin; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Thrombocytopenia; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; DANAPAROID; DRUG ANTIBODY; HEPARIN; HEPARINOID;

ADULT; ANEURYSM CLIP; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEMIPARESIS; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0033939080     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.1.0136     Document Type: Article

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