Cerebral venous thrombosis associated with oligodendroglioma and pregnancy.
Until now, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was principally an autopsy diagnosis; however, with the introduction of MRI and angiography, as well as enhanced clinical attentiveness, it is now reliably diagnosed during life. Herein, we describe a case of CVST accompanied by oligodendroglioma and pregnancy. In our patient, the following factors contributed to the formation of CVST: First, the pregnancy state, which is a known risk factor for developing venous thrombosis; and secondly, the oligodendroglioma could have changed the architecture of adjacent sinus (right lateral sinus) and provocation of the development of clot in the sinus.
Department of Neurology and Isfahan Neurosciences Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran.
Farzad
F
Fatehi
Keivan
K
Basiri
Mohammad
M
Saadatnia
Navid
N
Koleini