Warfarin-associated fetal intracranial subdural hematoma: a case report
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KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE We present a case in which to of fetal subdural hematoma developing despite that the maternal the prothrombin time by international normalized ratio (PT/INR) during pregnancy was within the normal range.
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Warfarin-associated fetal intracranial hemorrhage: a case report.
A 27-yr-old woman who had been taking warfarin for 10 yr after mitral valve replacement became pregnant. After knowing her pregnancy, she received heparinization for nine weeks instead of warfarin, and took oral anticoagulant again. At 24 weeks of gestation, fetal ultrasound and MRI showed a left subdural hematoma, and the pregnancy was terminated. Subdural hematoma was demonstrated on autopsy....
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014