Is intracranial hemorrhage increased in cirrhosis?: An autopsy-based case control study

Background: Patients with cirrhosis are perceived to be at increased risk for bleeding given the presence of coagulopathy leading to unnecessary head imaging studies. Our aim is to determine the prevalence of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients with cirrhosis using gold standard autopsy data....

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Main Authors: Eric W. Chak, Sugantha Govindarajan, Sitaram Vangala, Bruce A. Runyon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-12-01
Series:Cogent Medicine
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2016.1185993