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Case Report
doi:
10.4103/0976-3147.112776
Lower motor neuron facial palsy in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Hosur Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Address for correspondence:
Dr. Girish Baburao Kulkarni
Department of Neurology, NIMHANS
Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka
India
gbk5000@rediffmail.com
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
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This article was originally published by Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd. and was migrated to Scientific Scholar after the change of Publisher.
This article was originally published by Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd. and was migrated to Scientific Scholar after the change of Publisher.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
With advances in the neuro‑imaging modalities, diverse manifestations of the cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) are being recognized. There are very few reports of isolated cranial nerve palsies in CVT. In this case report, we describe a patient of lower motor neuron facial palsy with CVT who was successfully treated with anticoagulation, highlighting the atypical manifestation of the disease.
Keywords
Anticoagulation
cranial nerve diseases
cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
facial paralysis
magnetic resonance venography
sinus thrombosis
Conflict of Interest
None declared
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