Cerebral venous thrombosis due to high-altitude polycythemia. Case report.
A case of cerebral venous thrombosis due to polycythemia secondary to adaptation to a high altitude is reported. A 27-year-old previously healthy man developed severe neurological symptoms after climbing 8511 m. Computerized tomography and cerebral angiography suggested hemorrhagic infarction or intratumoral hemorrhage, and a craniotomy was performed. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of hemorrhagic infarction secondary to cortical venous thrombosis. The etiology and incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis secondary to polycythemia are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery