Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with autoimmune thyroiditis

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) is a multifactorial condition which is described as idiopathic in 12.5% of patients. Hyperthyroidism has been associated with CVT in many case reports, and increased levels of factor VIII and von Willebrand factor (vWF) have been proposed as the possible link in this...

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Published inIndian journal of endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 17; no. Suppl 1; pp. S176 - S177
Main Authors Aggarwal, Sameer, Sharma, Nityanand
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2013
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Blood clot
Brief Communication
Care and treatment
Case studies
Cerebral vein thrombosis
Diagnosis
Hashimoto′s thyroiditis
Health aspects
hypothyroidism
Patient outcomes
Risk factors
Thrombosis
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune
Von Willebrand factor
India
hypothyroidism
Cerebral vein thrombosis
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
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Summary:Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) is a multifactorial condition which is described as idiopathic in 12.5% of patients. Hyperthyroidism has been associated with CVT in many case reports, and increased levels of factor VIII and von Willebrand factor (vWF) have been proposed as the possible link in this association, but only few rare case reports have described an association of hypothyroidism with CVT. We report here a case of autoimmune thyroiditis presenting with CVT.
ISSN:2230-8210
2230-9500
DOI:10.4103/2230-8210.119563