title: Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare cause of focal neurological damage in patients with SLE. We describe a patient with SLE who presented with a focal neurological deficit and subsequently developed increased intracranial pressure. A superior sagittal sinus thrombosis was diagnosed by MRI. The association between SLE and superior sagittal sinus thrombosis is discussed. Early diagnosis is essential because treatment leads to a positive clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine D, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of the Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Flusser
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abu-Shakra
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baumgarten-Kleiner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flusser
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sukenik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants