Document Type
Curriculum Material
Publication Date
1-21-2018
Publication Title
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Volume
2018
First page number:
7
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease is characterized by a chronic inflammatory state and is therefore associated with abnormalities in coagulation and a hypercoagulable state. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rare complication of inflammatory bowel disease yet contributes significant morbidity and mortality to those affected. Early diagnosis is critical, as a delay in diagnosis portends a worse prognosis. This paper seeks to highlight the increased risk of venous sinus thrombosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. We start by discussing the case of a seventeen-year-old female who presented with ulcerative colitis flare and developed new-onset seizures, found to be caused by a large venous sinus thrombosis.
Keywords
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, inflammatory bowel disease.
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1460 KB
Language
English
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Repository Citation
Connors, L. M.,
Ahad, R.,
Janda, P. H.,
Mudasir, Z.
(2018).
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis Flare.
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2018
7.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5798983