Successful intra-arterial thrombolysis of isolated deep cerebral venous thrombosis
M Liebetrau, T Mayer, R Brüning, C Opherk, GF Hamann · Aktuelle Neurologie · 2004 · Heft 09
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Zusammenfassung
Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare cerebrovascular disorder with variable outcome. The involvement of the deep cerebral venous system is often associated with a poor prognosis. A 49-year-old man was treated with oral anticoagulation due to a hereditary antithrombin deficiency, which resulted in a thrombosis of the superior sagital sinus at the age of 30 and a lung embolism at the age of 43. Anticoagulation was discontinued four weeks before symptoms onset due to dental therapy. The day before admission the patient suffered from headache, with a progressively decreasing level of consciousness. On admission the…