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Subgaleal hematoma in a child with Sturge–Weber syndrome: to prevent stroke-like episodes, is treatment with aspirin advisable?

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Case report

A subgaleal hematoma (SGH) occurred in a young patient with Sturge–Weber syndrome (SWS) who was treated with aspirin after a mild head trauma.

Materials and methods

A 4-year-old child with SWS, who was chronically treated with aspirin at an antiplatelet dosage of 3 mg/kg per day, presented with extensive SGH and significant anemia after a mild head trauma.

Results and conclusion

It is conceivable that the minor head trauma and chronic use of aspirin caused the SGH. Based on this event, the chronic use of aspirin in young patients with SWS, as suggested to prevent stroke-like episodes, is disputable.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy

    Filippo Greco, Agata Fiumara, Giovanni Sorge & Lorenzo Pavone

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Greco, F., Fiumara, A., Sorge, G. et al. Subgaleal hematoma in a child with Sturge–Weber syndrome: to prevent stroke-like episodes, is treatment with aspirin advisable?. Childs Nerv Syst 24, 1479–1481 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-008-0662-0

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