PEDIATRICS Vol. 70 No. 6 December 1982, pp. 965-970
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Imai, W. K.
Right arrow Articles by Sanders, J. M.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Imai, W. K.
Right arrow Articles by Sanders, J. M., Jr

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Walter K. Imai MD1, F. Richard Everhart Jr MD1, and Joe M. Sanders Jr MD1

1 The Adolescent Medicine Service, Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado; and Department of Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a condition that is well documented as a complication of the latter stages of pregnancy and with an even greater incidence during the puerperium. More recently this entity has been associated with the use of oral contraceptives. A case is presented of a 15-year-old girl with this condition, in whom the occurrence as well as the resolution of a superior sagittal sinus thrombosis was demonstrated with serial computed tomography (CT) scans and radionuclide studies. The discussion of this case, coupled with a review of the literature, describes the clinical presentation, explores the possible etiology, offers a noninvasive technique for confirming the diagnosis, and presents the medical management of this condition. It is postulated that cerebral venous sinus thrombosis occurs with a greater frequency than is currently recognized. Health professionals involved with monitoring the health care of adolescents during pregnancy and in the puerperium should be aware of this potential complication. In addition, association of this condition with oral contraceptive use should be recognized.

Submitted on July 24, 1981
Accepted on December 4, 1981




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J Child NeurolHome page
K. S. Carvalho, J. B. Bodensteiner, P. J. Connolly, and B. P. Garg
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Children
J Child Neurol, August 1, 2001; 16(8): 574 - 580.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 ANGIOLOGYHome page
S. Shintani, H. Murase, H. Ota, H. Tsukagoshi, and Z. Shiozawa
"Pseudo-Delta Sign" on Computed Tomography in an Extremely Acute Stage of Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis A Case Report
Angiology, May 1, 1990; 41(5): 417 - 420.
[Abstract] [PDF]