D. SonakulS. FucharoenMahidol University2018-08-102018-08-101992-12-01The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. Vol.23 Suppl 2, (1992), 116-119012515622-s2.0-17544400057https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/22359Six fatal cases of post-transfusion hypertension, convulsions and cerebral hemorrhage syndrome were found in a series of 76 autopsies of thalassemic patients. Five of these cases were hypertensive. At autopsy the brains were all markedly edematous and congested. Visible cerebral hemorrhages were found in 3 patients. Microscopically all cases showed small focal or perivascular hemorrhages and 1 patient had extensive arterial type hemorrhage. Microdissecting aneurysms characteristic of hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage were found in two. No underlying vascular disease was found in these 6 patients. A correlation was attempted between possible causes of post-transfusion hypertension and convulsions and anatomical findings.Mahidol UniversityMedicineReviewSCOPUS