title: Cerebral vein thrombosis as an exceptional cause of transient ischemic attack.
abstract: We present a case of transient ischemic attack (TIA) as an extremely rare presentation of cerebral vein thrombosis. A 41-year-old man presented with a headache and episodes of hypoesthesia on his left side lasting approximately 30 minutes. Several vascular risk factors were remarkable in his medical history. The neurologic examination was normal. TIA of arterial origin was excluded by detailed investigations. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed acute thrombosis of the right superficial middle cerebral vein and the vein of Trolard. TIA-like episodes stopped with anticoagulation. Head trauma a few days earlier was the most likely mechanism of venous thrombosis. We suggest that the patients with TIA and headache should be carefully investigated in terms of cerebral venous thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ctogay@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Togay Işıkay
authors.forename: Aykut M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kural
authors.forename: İlhan
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Erden
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006987:Hypesthesia / Q000209:etiology; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants