PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Riyazuddin S. Ansari
AU  - Fatima M. Domfu
AU  - Basem Felemban
AU  - Wael H. Mutair
TI  - Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in Crohn’s disease. The empty delta sign
DP  - 2012 Jan 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 61--63
VI  - 17
IP  - 1
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/17/1/61.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/17/1/61.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2012 Jan 01; 17
AB  - Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. There is a well-known risk of thrombosis in patients with IBD with an overall incidence of 1.3-7.5%. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) has been reported as an uncommon complication of IBD. It is suspected to be a consequence of genetic predisposition and the hypercoagulable state occurring during periods of increased activity. There are a few cases of Crohn’s disease in the literature associated with CVST. Here, we describe a patient of Crohn’s disease with thrombosis of the internal cerebral vein and sagittal sinus thrombosis in the intensive care unit of King Faisal Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.