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Case Reports
. 1996 May;13(3):208-9.
doi: 10.1136/emj.13.3.208.

Warfarin and the apparent minor head injury

M Saab  1 , A Gray, D Hodgkinson, M Irfan
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Case Reports

Warfarin and the apparent minor head injury

M Saab et al. J Accid Emerg Med. 1996 May.

Abstract

Two cases of patients on warfarin who developed intracranial haematoma after an apparently minor head injury are described. There is a 10-fold increase in the likelihood of developing an intracranial haematoma in these patients. Recommendations are made regarding the management of this type of patient seen in the accident and emergency department.

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