Late diagnosis of homocystinuria in an adult after extensive cerebral venous thrombosis
A CT venogram confirmed an extensive deep cerebral venous thrombosis that included the right internal jugular vein, right sigmoid and transverse sinuses, superior sagittal sinus and distal segment of rectus sinus (figure 3). Cerebral venous thrombosis has many underlying triggers and/or predisposing...
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Published in | Practical neurology Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 49 - 51 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
01.02.2018
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Summary: | A CT venogram confirmed an extensive deep cerebral venous thrombosis that included the right internal jugular vein, right sigmoid and transverse sinuses, superior sagittal sinus and distal segment of rectus sinus (figure 3). Cerebral venous thrombosis has many underlying triggers and/or predisposing risk factors, including some that are transient (for example, parameningeal infection or sepsis, pregnancy and puerperium, dehydration, mechanical precipitants, drugs such as oral contraceptives or hormonal replacement therapy and glucocorticoids) and/or those that are permanent (eg, inflammatory systemic diseases, cancer-related, genetic prothrombotic conditions, dural fistulae, thyroid disease, congenital heart disease). Drugs (oral contraceptives, hormonal replacement therapy, ciclosporin, intravenous immunoglobulins, erythropoietin, androgens, asparaginase, tamoxifen, glucocorticoids). |
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ISSN: | 1474-7758 1474-7766 |
DOI: | 10.1136/practneurol-2017-001795 |