Popular Blood Thinners May Lead to Brain Bleeding after Head Injury (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

Popular Blood Thinners May Lead to Brain Bleeding after Head Injury

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The left image shows the initial CT scan of the brain in a patient on both clopidogrel (Plavix) and aspirin who presented to the Emergency Department with head trauma that did not demonstrate any intracranial hemorrhage. The right image shows a head CT obtained 24 hours later demonstrating a large parenchymal hemorrhage in the right frontal/parietal region. The patient died shortly after the second examination.

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RSNA and Warren Chang, M.D.

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