title: Pseudotumor cerebri in a case of ulcerative colitis with sagittal sinus thrombosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Thromboembolic events are a known complication of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) especially during disease relapse, more commonly in deep veins of extremities and lung, and rarely as Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis (CSVT).
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe an 11 year, old male patient with 3 months history of Ulcerative Colitis (UC) who presented as pseudotumor cerebri due to superior sagittal sinus thrombosis during an acute exacerbation of his colitis, that was successfully treated with heparin and then warfarin.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In any known cases of UC presenting as acute severe headache, consider CSVT and request brain MRI and MRV to facilitate the diagnosis and early treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Growth & Development Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Children's Medical Center, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ashrafi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahmoud Reza
authors.forename: Hosseini
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Firozeh
authors.forename: Alizadeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Houman
authors.forename: Najafi Sani
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Mehri
keywords: Cerebral Thrombosis; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Ulcerative Colitis
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