| A rare cause of headache: cerebral venous sinus thrombosis due to hyperthyroidism. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 18358972 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Headache represents up to 4% of all emergency department (ED) visits. Emergency physicians generally are concerned with identifying those patients whose headaches are caused by life-threatening conditions. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis may be difficult to diagnose clinically because of its various and nonspecific manifestations. The most frequent but least specific symptom of sinus thrombosis is severe headache, which is present in more than 90% of adult patients. In the case report we present, a patient had severe headache and was diagnosed until third ED visit at different hospitals. He had one of the most unusual causes of headache, that is, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis due to hyperthyroidism. |
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Authors:
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Murat Pekdemir; Serkan Yilmaz; Murat Ersel; Hasan Tahsin Sarisoy |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of emergency medicine Volume: 26 ISSN: 1532-8171 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Emerg Med Publication Date: 2008 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-03-24 Completed Date: 2008-05-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8309942 Medline TA: Am J Emerg Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 383.e1-2 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Türkiye. mpekdemir@yahoo.com |
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Adult Contrast Media Cranial Sinuses Diagnosis, Differential Headache / diagnosis, etiology* Humans Hyperthyroidism / complications* Magnetic Resonance Angiography Male Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / diagnosis, etiology* Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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