title: Cerebral venous thrombosis in an adolescent with ulcerative colitis.
abstract: We describe a 17-year-old Caucasian adolescent with ulcerative colitis who presented with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Laboratory investigation revealed low protein S levels. With successful management the patient remained without neurologic sequalae. Although there may be an association between ulcerative colitis and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, the exact pathophysiologic mechanism remains unknown.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, University Campus, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diakou
authors.forename: Vasiliki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kostadima
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giannopoulos
authors.forename: Anastasia K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Zikou
authors.forename: Maria I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Argyropoulou
authors.forename: Athanassios P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kyritsis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D017293:Protein S / Q000378:metabolism; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D017293:Protein S; D014859:Warfarin