Vitamin K deficiency bleeding presenting as impending brain herniation
Author(s) -
Gopakumar Hariharan,
R Sivji,
PK Rajiv
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.66681
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin k deficiency , vitamin k , vitamin , pediatrics , surgery
It is presently a universal practice to administer vitamin K at birth. Hence, the serious bleeding manifestations from vitamin K deficiency are nowadays very rare. We describe a case of late vitamin K deficiency bleeding presenting as intracranial hemorrhage with impending coning and the related review of literature. Such severe bleeding episodes due to vitamin K deficiency are associated with multiple cranial involvement and impending brain herniation is probably rare.
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