title: Anesthesia for cesarean delivery in the term pregnant following acute onset severe intracranial superior sagittal sinus thrombosis.
abstract: Intracranial venous thrombosis is rarely seen prior to delivery. We present our anesthetic management of a term parturient with an acute onset severe superior sagittal sinus thrombosis urgently referred to us. General anesthesia was performed in order to avoid potential increased risk of morbidity after spinal anesthesia in this particular parturient.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. gunaydin@gazi.edu.tr
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authors: Gunaydin
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authors: Candan
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authors: Onan
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authors: Emmez
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D020225:Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*