Post-arteriography cholesterol embolism

Despite stopping anticoagulation, consciousness worsened, probably due to repetitive ischaemia; the toes became necrotic (fig 2 ); the patient developed anal bleeding and colonoscopy showed necrotic bleeding from the colonic mucosa.

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Published inJournal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry Vol. 65; no. 4; p. 564
Main Authors PRAT, C, LOKO, M, DEVOIZE, J L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.10.1998
BMJ Group
Subjects
Aged
Angiography - adverse effects
Cholesterol
Clinical outcomes
Consciousness
Embolism, Cholesterol - diagnostic imaging
Embolism, Cholesterol - etiology
Embolisms
Humans
Hypertension - diagnosis
Male
Neurological Picture
Retina - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:Despite stopping anticoagulation, consciousness worsened, probably due to repetitive ischaemia; the toes became necrotic (fig 2 ); the patient developed anal bleeding and colonoscopy showed necrotic bleeding from the colonic mucosa.
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ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.65.4.564