Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis in puerperium: Review of the literature in the light of two cases

Volume: 37 Number: 1 February 12, 2015
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Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis in puerperium: Review of the literature in the light of two cases

Abstract

SUMMARY

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CSVT) is the presence of thrombosis in the dural vein, resulting with a variety of symptoms including seizure, loss of consciousness, focal neurological deficits, stroke and intracranial hypertension. Headache is the most common symptom of intracranial hypertension with or without vision loss, cranial nerve palsies. Since CSVT is more common in women regarding to the predisposing risk factors such as sex hormones, pregnancy, puerperium, which are unique to women, we reported these cases in order to emphasize the importance of considering this life-threatening, neurological emergency in women with headache complaint.

Keywords: Sinus venous thrombosis, headache, puerperium.


ÖZET

Serebral sinus ven trombozu (SSVT) nöbet, bilinç kaybı, fokal nörolojik defisitler, inme ve intrakraniyal hipertansiyonu içeren farklı semptomlarla sonuçlanan, dural venlerdeki tromboz varlığıdır. Görme kaybı, kraniyal sinir felçleri eşlik etsin veya etmesin, baş ağrısı en sık intrakraniyal hipertansiyon semptomudur. SSVT, cinsiyet hormonları, gebelik ve lohusalık gibi özel predispozan risk faktörleri nedeniyle kadınlarda daha sık görüldüğünden, olgular baş ağrısı şikayeti olan kadınlarda yaşamı tehdit eden bu acil nörolojik tablonun önemini vurgulamak amacıyla sunuldu.

Anahtar sözcükler: Sinüs ven trombozu, baş ağrısı, lohusalık

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English

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Authors

Hulusi Keçeci

İlknur Şeker

Publication Date

February 12, 2015

Submission Date

February 12, 2015

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 37 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.v37i1.5000094406

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https://izlik.org/JA89CT59YT

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1.Değirmenci Y, Keçeci H, Şeker İ. Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis in puerperium: Review of the literature in the light of two cases. CMJ. 2015;37(1):61-64. doi:10.7197/cmj.v37i1.5000094406

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