Chronic subdural non traumatic hematoma associated with von Willebrand's disease: A real clinical association or just a mere coincidence?

After the first case described [1] came to our attention, we found two other cases: is there a true correlation between CSDH and vWD or is it a mere coincidence? Since all of our cases were O positive, we suggest that a work up for vWD should be made before performing extensive and often unnecessary...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2013-08, Vol.115 (8), p.1569-1570
Hauptverfasser: Luongo, Marianna, Pizzuti, Michele, Godano, Umberto
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Zusammenfassung:After the first case described [1] came to our attention, we found two other cases: is there a true correlation between CSDH and vWD or is it a mere coincidence? Since all of our cases were O positive, we suggest that a work up for vWD should be made before performing extensive and often unnecessary invasive radiological imaging (i.e. angiogram), which is almost always negative for vascular malformations.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.12.003