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Cerebral venous thrombosis presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage after spinal anesthesia.
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PMID:  22141292     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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A 22-year-old male had a meniscopathy operation using spinal anesthesia. After the operation, the patient reported a throbbing headache. His brain computed tomography (CT) showed subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and hyperdense dural venous sinuses suspicious for thrombosis. Filling defects were observed in the superior sagittal and right transverse sinuses on the contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance images. The patient was diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). On the tenth day of his admission, his clinical findings progressed and heparin therapy was initiated after resorption of hemorrhage was observed in a second non-contrast CT scan. The patient developed decreased consciousness the day after heparin administration. A subsequent brain CT revealed intraparenchymal hemorrhage in the right anteroinferior frontal region. Heparin therapy was discontinued, and anti-edema therapy was started. The presentation of CVST with SAH is a rare condition. Furthermore, development of CVST after spinal anesthesia is very rare. In this case, CVST developed after spinal anesthesia, and its first clinical presentation was SAH. To our knowledge, this is the first case CVST presenting with SAH after spinal anesthesia.
Authors:
Oğuzhan Oz; Hakan Akgun; Mehmet Yücel; Bilal Battal; Hüseyin Ilker Ipekdal; Umit Hidir Ulaş; Seref Demírkaya; Zeki Odabaşi
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta neurologica Belgica     Volume:  111     ISSN:  0300-9009     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Neurol Belg     Publication Date:  2011 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-06     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0247035     Medline TA:  Acta Neurol Belg     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  237-40     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. oz_oguzhan@yahoo.com
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