title: [Thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus and ulcerative colitis. A case report].
abstract: We describe a rare case of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis in a young man (26 years) with undiagnosed ulcerative colitis. The patient was hospitalized with headache and paresis of the right arm and leg. he had had rectal bleeding and diarrhea for the previous 4 weeks. Despite the fact that heparin therapy is still considered controversial, we successfully treated our patient with low doses of sub-cutaneous heparin. He did not suffer any side-effect.
authors.affiliation: I Divisione di Medicina Interna, Nuovo Ospedale S. Giovanni di Dio, Firenze.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cecchi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gianni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leopardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Taccetti
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Baruffi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cappelletti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin
vernacular_title: Trombosi del seno sagittale superiore e colite ulcerosa. Descrizione di un caso.