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Cerebral venous thrombosis in ulcerative colitis
Dr. Bindu Menon Department of Neurology, Narayana Medical College and Superspeciality Hospital Chintareddypalem, Nellore, Andra Pradesh India bneuro_5@rediffmail.com
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
Ulcerative colitis has been reported to show hyper coagulation leading to peripheral and rarely central thrombosis. A 35‑year‑old female was admitted with chief complaints of increased frequency of bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss for 2 months. The patient was diagnosed to have ulcerative colitis after sigmoidoscopy and biopsy and she was started on treatment. Two days later, the patient developed headache and seizures. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain showed cerebral venous thrombosis with venous infarcts. A high index of clinical suspicion is needed to diagnose this uncommon condition so that appropriate treatment can be initiated.
Keywords
Cerebral venous thrombosis
irritable bowel syndrome
ulcerative colitis
Conflicts of interest
None declared
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