• J Med Case Rep · Jul 2010

    Post-coital intra-cerebral venous hemorrhage in a 78-year-old man with jugular valve incompetence: a case report.

    • Beatrice Albano, Carlo Gandolfo, and Massimo Del Sette.
    • S, Andrea Hospital, La Spezia, Italy. massimo.delsette@asl5.liguria.it.
    • J Med Case Rep. 2010 Jul 26; 4: 225.

    IntroductionSpontaneous intra-cerebral hemorrhage can occur in patients with venous disease due to obstructed venous outflow.Case PresentationWe report the case of a 78-year-old Caucasian man with jugular valve incompetence who experienced an intra-cerebral temporo-occipital hemorrhage following sexual intercourse. He had no other risk factors for an intra-cerebral hemorrhage.ConclusionsTo the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of intra-cerebral hemorrhage due to jugular valve incompetence in association with the physical exertion associated with sexual intercourse.

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