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Can CSF spectrophotometry for 'Xanthochromia' be used to detect leaking subarachnoid aneurysms in patients with sickle cell anemia with negative MRI or CT angiogram despite hyperbilirubinemia?

Authors :
Wan Yung Siu
William Thomas
Rikin Trivedi
Alexandra Hogan
Umbareen Siddiqi
Anita Sarker
Martin Wolfgang Besser
Source :
Clinical Case Reports, Vol 8, Iss 5, Pp 894-899 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Wiley, 2020.

Abstract

Abstract CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid) xanthochromia by spectroscopy should not be dismissed in the context of hyperbilirubinemia in a patient with sickle cell anemia. Xanthochromia detected by spectrophotometry offers a vital clue that further invasive diagnosis is required.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20500904 and 58928588
Volume :
8
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Clinical Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f58928588b964b989184c1ff33c6b084
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2775