title: Venous dural sinus thrombosis in a middle-aged woman with anticardiolipin antibodies.
abstract: Anticardiolipin antibodies are circulating autoantibodies directed against phospholipids. They have been previously associated with systemic venous and arterial but not with cerebral venous thrombosis. We describe the case of a middle aged woman with circulating anticardiolipin antibodies who suffered from dural sinus transversus and jugular venous thrombosis documented by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).
authors.affiliation: Ospedale di Pistoia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camaiti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Del Rosso
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Checcucci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buggiani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Federighi
mesh_terms: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply
chemical_list: D017153:Antibodies, Anticardiolipin