RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cerebral venous thrombosis associated with oligodendroglioma and pregnancy
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 277
OP 279
VO 14
IS 3
A1 Fatehi, Farzad
A1 Basiri, Keivan
A1 Saadatnia, Mohammad
A1 Koleini, Navid
YR 2009
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/14/3/277.abstract
AB Until now, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was principally an autopsy diagnosis; however, with the introduction of MRI and angiography, as well as enhanced clinical attentiveness, it is now reliably diagnosed during life. Herein, we describe a case of CVST accompanied by oligodendroglioma and pregnancy. In our patient, the following factors contributed to the formation of CVST: First, the pregnancy state, which is a known risk factor for developing venous thrombosis; and secondly, the oligodendroglioma could have changed the architecture of adjacent sinus (right lateral sinus) and provocation of the development of clot in the sinus.