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Cerebral sinus thrombosis associated with protein S deficiency is rare to the best of our knowledge. We report here a 22-year-old female who presented sudden onset of headache, vomiting and disturbance of consciousness. Neuroradiological studies including computed tomography scan, magnetic resonance
An inherited or acquired deficiency of protein S leads to a prothrombotic state, with predisposition to venous thrombosis. We describe a case of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) associated with acquired protein S deficiency and recanalisation within 15 days of anticoagulation. A 38-year-old
A 25-year-old, 7-weeks pregnant woman was admitted to the Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital in a state of confusion, following fever, headache and vomiting. Brain CT and MRI showed swelling in the bilateral thalami, basal ganglia and splenium of corpus callosum, and thrombosis of the internal cerebral
BACKGROUND
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) is an uncommon cause of stroke that is more prevalent among young adults and more so among women. Being an unusual site for venous thrombosis, its occurrence usually implies the presence of a thrombophilic disorder, inherited or acquired.
Introduction: Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) refers to the sudden onset of intestinal hypoperfusion that can also result from splanchnic venous occlusion. The portomesenteric venous system (PMVS) is an unusual site of thrombosis in
Idiopathic pylephlebitis and primary sclerosing peritonitis are two highly unusual entities. To our knowledge, the association of the two diseases has not been described previously. We report a 42-year-old patient with a protein S deficiency who presented with fever and chills, in whom idiopathic
OBJECTIVE
This article describes a neonate with protein S deficiency who presented with life-threatening thrombosis of the aorta. This is the first case report of a neonate with protein S deficiency presenting with aortic thrombosis.
METHODS
A 9-day-old boy presented with a history of dark colored
BACKGROUND
Moyamoya syndrome associated with protein S deficiency is rarely encountered and is usually reported in paediatric cases with cerebral ischaemia.
METHODS
A 32-year-old woman had symptoms of sudden-onset severe headache, projectile vomiting, impaired consciousness, and slight neck
We report a 27-year-old male who presented with headache and rapid visual impairment. He had been diagnosed with venous sinus thrombosis 3 months earlier, when he had diffuse headache, nausea and vomiting, which subsided after incomplete thrombolytic therapy. Warfarin was then prescribed without
A 35-year-old healthy male with no history of any past medical illness developed severe headache, vomiting and drowsiness while at high altitude (4,572 m) in the eastern Himalayan ranges. He was evacuated to a tertiary-care hospital where he was diagnosed to have cerebral sinus venous thrombosis
A 45-year-old man presented with global headache, vomiting and abnormal behavior after cross-country run at high altitude. There was no seizure, loss of consciousness, fever or head injury. He was conscious, abulic and uncooperative with normal vitals. There was no focal neurological deficit. Non
Thrombosis of deep cerebral veins is a rare condition, and is associated with a poor prognosis. We report four new cases observed between 1994 and 1997. All four cases were women, aged less than 45 years. Initial symptoms associated alteration of consciousness, change in mental status, progressive
Cerebral sinodural thrombosis (CSDT) is a rare complication of minor head trauma in children. Despite recommendations, anticoagulation is frequently withheld. We aimed to evaluate the etiology, clinical presentation, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of pediatric CSDT following minor
Carcinoid tumors arise from enterochromaffin or enterochromaffin-like cells that are present in the gastrointestinal tract, ovaries, and lungs. Over 90% of carcinoids originate in the gastrointestinal tract with the most common sites in order of frequency being the appendix, terminal ileum, rectum,
METHODS
In a 39-year-old man with increasing spasmodic epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting, varices of the esophagus and the gastric fundus were found endoscopically.
METHODS
A portal vein thrombosis and a consecutive thrombosis of the splenic vein were diagnosed by colour Doppler sonography and