title: Cerebral venous thrombosis as an extrahepatic manifestation of acute anicteric hepatitis a infection.
abstract: Among the many infective causes of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), viral hepatitis has been regarded as a rare associated condition. We report the case of a 31-year-old woman presenting with CVT associated with hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, outlining probable pathogenic mechanisms. We suggest that hepatitis A serological markers should be routinely included in the investigation of cerebral venous thrombosis of unknown etiology, in nonvaccinated patients with risk factors of a recent HAV exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Evangelismos General Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zis
authors.forename: Elli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kontogeorgi
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karakalos
authors.forename: Despoina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pavlopoulou
authors.forename: Vassilios A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Sevastianos