thrombosis/vomiting

A 72-year-old man underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic left upper lobectomy for small cell lung cancer. After 16 days, he experienced epigastric abdominal pain and vomiting, and was taken by ambulance to our hospital. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed a propagation of thrombus in

A 48-year-old female suffered from severe headache, vomiting, and disturbance of consciousness. On admission, she was somnolent with mild paresis of the left leg. Precontrast computed tomography (CT) scans showed a high-density area in the left sylvian fissure and the posterior horn of the left

Cerebral venous thrombosis presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is very rare. We report a case of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis as an initial manifestation of SAH. A 14-year-old boy was admitted with progressive headache, nausea, vomiting, diplopia, and gait disturbance. Cerebral

Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare but potentially severe condition in children. We present the case of a teenager with corticodependent nephrotic syndrome diagnosed at five months of age and treated with cyclosporine A. In the context of recurrence of nephrotic syndrome he presented with

First appearance of the lateral sinus and jugular gulf thrombosis use to be a neurologic syndrome including headache, vomiting, convulsions, hydrocephalus, etc. We present a case in which the first and only symptom was the classic triad of Médière's disease: vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss. We

Androgen was reported to cause cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) during replacement therapy for aplastic anemia. Oxymetholone, a synthetic androgen analogue, has been widely used in the treatment of aplastic anemia. A 40-year-old woman with aplastic anemia visited our hospital because of severe

Intracranial venous thrombosis may occur at any time from infancy to old age and its clinical expression varies widely and sometimes it may present without focal signs. The most common symptoms are: headache, vomiting, transient or persistent visual obscuration, focal or generalized seizures,

Cerebral sinus thrombosis associated with protein S deficiency is rare to the best of our knowledge. We report here a 22-year-old female who presented sudden onset of headache, vomiting and disturbance of consciousness. Neuroradiological studies including computed tomography scan, magnetic resonance

Prothrombin gene G20210A mutation is a risk factor for the development of deep vein thrombosis. We present a 6-year-old Egyptian boy who had vomiting associated with headache and dizziness. His conscious level was normal, with neither focal neurological signs nor papilledema. Brain computed

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) rarely occurs in children but has a mortality rate as high as 20%-78%. Because the clinical manifestation of this disease has no specificity it is easy to be misdiagnosed. This paper reported a case of CVST and reviewed the relevant literatures regarding to

BACKGROUND Cerebral vein thrombosis associated with aneurysmal subarachnoid bleeding is an uncommon event rarely described in the literature. We report here a case and summarize the problems in the management of this patient. METHODS A 48-year-old female suffered from two episodes of severe headache

OBJECTIVE Our review aims: (1) to highlight the suspicion of lateral sinus thrombosis (LST) following a minor head injury in the pediatric population; (2) to discuss the different etiologies of lateral sinus thrombosis; (3) to identify an exact mechanism of the thrombus formation; (4) to clarify the

This case series aimed to review the significance of revisiting papilledema after successful cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) management with sinus angioplasty. Four patients presented with blurring and transient obscuration of vision with papilledema, headache, tinnitus, and vomiting. On

In the literature, clinical descriptions of sigmoid sinus thrombosis occurring after closed head injury in children are rare. One to 5 days after trauma to the back of the head, five children (aged 1 to 7 yr) presented with gait ataxia, vomiting, and headache. Trauma was mild in four children.