A 45-Year-Old Man Is Brought to the Emergency Department Due

question 290

Multiple Choice

A 45-year-old man is brought to the emergency department due to new-onset seizure.  His family witnessed an episode of blank staring followed by a generalized tonic-clonic convulsion with tongue biting and urinary incontinence.  The patient has a past medical history of seasonal asthma and takes no prescription medications.  He does not use alcohol or illicit drugs.  Vital signs and neurologic examination are normal.  Noncontrast head CT and brain MRI are consistent with a diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma.  This patient is at greatest risk of developing which of the following complications?

• A)Epidural hematoma
• B)Intracerebral hemorrhage
• C)Ischemic stroke
• D)Migraine headaches
• E)Subarachnoid hemorrhage
• F)Subdural hematoma

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