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Reversible lesions of the splenium of the corpus callosum constitute a clinicoradiological syndrome that has been associated to various medical conditions. We report the case of a 47-year-old man who presented with encephalopathy associated to auto-immune thyroid disease in which a reversible splenial lesion was isolated. Although encephalopathy associated to auto-immune thyroid disease is characterized by variable radiological findings, it has only been once associated with a reversible splenial lesion.
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Brain Diseases/diagnosis , Brain Diseases/etiology , Corpus Callosum , Hashimoto Disease/diagnosis , Hashimoto Disease/etiology , Brain Diseases/therapy , Encephalitis , Hashimoto Disease/therapy , Humans , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Arteriovenous Malformations/diagnostic imaging , Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe/diagnostic imaging , Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic/diagnostic imaging , Pulmonary Artery/abnormalities , Pulmonary Veins/abnormalities , Arteriovenous Malformations/complications , Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe/complications , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic/etiology , RadiographyABSTRACT
Heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia is a dreaded, although infrequent, complication of heparin therapy. We report two cases of heparin-induced thrombocytopaenia (HIT) type II occurring in a patient treated with standard (unfractionated) heparin and in another patient given a low-weight molecular heparin. The clinical course of the first patient illustrates the potentially severe thrombotic complications of HIT. Both cases were treated successfully by danaparoid sodium. Clues to the diagnosis and treatment are briefly discussed.
