title: Cerebral thrombosis in inflammatory bowel disease: a report of four cases.
abstract: The risk of thromboembolism is increased in inflammatory bowel disease and its symptoms may be overlooked. The commonest are deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli. Cerebral thrombosis, in a particular stroke, is rare. Furthermore, its treatment can be complex. We present the cases of 4 patients with cerebral vascular involvement.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology department - Charles Nicolle's Hospital, Tunisia. houissa.fatma@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Houissa
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouzaidi
authors.forename: Majd Ben
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rejeb
authors.forename: Haiffa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mekki
authors.forename: Radhouane
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Debbeche
authors.forename: Amel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.forename: Senda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trabelsi
authors.forename: Yosra
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: Taoufik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Najjar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult