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Review
. 2005 Aug 20;331(7514):439-42.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7514.439.

Should a patient with primary intracerebral haemorrhage receive antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy?

Mushtaq Wani  1 , Emma Nga, Ranjini Navaratnasingham
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Review

Should a patient with primary intracerebral haemorrhage receive antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy?

Mushtaq Wani et al. BMJ. .
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Fig 1
Computed tomogram of the head showing left basal ganglia haematoma (arrowed)
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Fig 2
Computed tomogram of the head showing left posterior cerebral artery infarction (arrowed)
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Fig 3
Electrocardiogram showing atrial fibrillation
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