Cerebral venous thrombosis in an adolescent with ulcerative colitis.
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.
Diakou
Maria
M
Department of Neurology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, University Campus, 45110 Ioannina, Greece.
Kostadima
Vasiliki
V
Giannopoulos
Sotirios
S
Zikou
Anastasia K
AK
Argyropoulou
Maria I
MI
Kyritsis
Athanassios P
AP
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
D000925:Anticoagulants; D017293:Protein S; D014859:Warfarin