title: Cerebral vein thrombosis due to hereditary antithrombin III deficiency.
abstract: Cerebral vein thrombosis, also called superior sagittal sinus thrombosis, is a well recognized clinical and radiologic entity associated with a variety of medical disorders. We report a patient with fatal cerebral vein thrombosis following myelography, in whom the cause was familial antithrombin III (AT3) deficiency. Unsuspected AT3 deficiency should be considered in cases of unexplained cerebral venous thromboses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Montreal Neurological Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tuite
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ethier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000990:Antithrombin III / Q000235:genetics; D020152:Antithrombin III Deficiency; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000990:Antithrombin III