Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis caused by spontaneous intracranial hypotension
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The association of spontaneous intracranial hypotension with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is rare. We report here a case of extensive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis involving three sinuses following spontaneous intracranial hypotension. The patient presented no other thrombotic risk factors except for spontaneous intracranial hypotension. This case adds to the evidence that spontaneous intracranial hypotension is a risk factor for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Neurology Asia 2012; 17(3) : 227 – 230 Address correspondence to: Xuemei QIN, Department of Hematology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, 107 Wenhua West Road, 250012, Jinan, China. Tel: 86-13953187673, Fax: 86-531-82719772. Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION The association of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is rare. We report here a patient with SIH who subsequently developed CVST. The patient had no other thrombotic risk factors. We believe that SIH should be considered as a risk factor of CVST.
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