Title: An Unusual Cause of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Authors: Dr Sumi Marium Saj, Dr K Vengadakrishnan, Dr K Vasanthan, Dr Sudha, Dr Shruthi
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i9.66
Abstract
Cerebral vein and dural sinus thrombosis is quite an uncommon phenomenon. Symptoms range from headache, vomiting, visual disturbances, stupor, focal deficits, seizures and multiple cranial nerve palsies. Further evaluation of the cause is deemed in unprovoked cases. Treatment includes anti oedema measures, seizure prophylaxis and anticoagulation. We report a 30 year old male who presented to us with a headache and blurring of vision, found to have Protein S deficiency and moderate hyper-homocysteinemia.
Keywords- Cerebral vein thrombosis, Protein S deficiency, Homocysteinemia.
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