Intracranial sinus venous thrombosis in ulcerative colitis. Report of one case
Journal: Revista Medica De Chile
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Abstract
Intracranial sinus venous thrombosis (ICSVT) is a rare complication of ulcerative colitis that affects from 1.7 to 7.5% of patients. We report a 22 year-old male with ulcerative colitis in treatment with mesalazine and prednisone presenting with headache and speech disturbances. A magnetic resonance imaging of the brain showed a left temporal hemorrhagic infarct with thrombosis of the ispilateral superficial vein and sigmoid venous sinus. No cause of thrombophilia was detected. Anticoagulation with heparin was started which was changed to oral anticoagulation with warfarin. The patient was discharged ten days after admission.
Authors
Gerardo Calcagno, Juan Bagattini, Thaïs Forster, Marcelo Chiarella, Henry Cohen
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