TY - JOUR T1 - Dengue haemorrhagic fever: an unusual cause of intracranial haemorrhage JF - Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry JO - J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry SP - 253 LP - 253 DO - 10.1136/jnnp.2006.100909 VL - 78 IS - 3 AU - Jyoti Kumar AU - Atin Kumar AU - Sudhir Gupta AU - Dharmesh Jain Y1 - 2007/03/01 UR - http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/78/3/253.abstract N2 - During an outbreak of dengue viral infection in India, a 68-year-old woman presented with fever and myalgia for 4 days and altered sensorium for 1 day. At presentation, she was comatose with a Glasgow Coma score of 6. Physical examination showed high fever (39°C), mild conjunctival injection and hepatosplenomegaly. The pulse rate and blood pressure were within normal limits. The tourniquet test was positive. Laboratory investigations showed mild leucocytosis, thrombocytopenia (65 000 per mm3) and increased haematocrit (48.7%). Prothrombin … ER -