A rare cause of headache: cerebral venous sinus thrombosis due to hyperthyroidism

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383.e1-383.e2

  Pekdemir, Murat ^a   Yilmaz, Serkan ^a   Ersel, Murat ^a   Sarisoy, Hasan Tahsin ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; GAIT DISORDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

EID: 40849105065     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.05.029     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Sztajnkrycer M., and Jauch E.C. Unusual headaches, the difficult diagnosis. Emerg Med Clin North Am 16 (1998) 741-790
2. Ferro J.M., Canhao P., Stam J., et al. Prognosis of cerebral vein and dural sinus thrombosis: results of the International Study on Cerebral Vein and Dural Sinus Thrombosis (ISCVT). Stroke 35 (2004) 664-670
3. Robertson H.J., Coombs B.D., and Salamon G.M. Brain venous sinus thrombosis [Emedicine Web site]. July 28, 2005. Available at:. http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic105.htm [Accessed December 20, 2006]
4. Chen W.L., Chang S.H., Chen J.H., and Wu Y.L. Isolated headache as the sole manifestation of dural sinus thrombosis: a case report with literature review. Am J Emerg Med 25 (2007) 218-219
5. Ra C.S., Lui C.C., Liang C.L., Chen H.J., Kuo Y.L., and Chen W.F. Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis induced by thyrotoxicosis. Case report. J Neurosurg 94 (2001) 130-132
6. Molloy E., Cahill M., and O'Hare J.A. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis precipitated by Graves' disease and Factor V Leiden mutation. Ir Med J 96 (2003) 46-47