Successful treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis associated with ulcerative colitis.
Thromboembolic complications, such as deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, are well described in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, but cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare but potentially devastating complication. The authors describe the case of a 36-year-old Japanese man presenting with CVT associated with ulcerative colitis (UC) that was successfully treated with a combination of continuous anticoagulant and pulse steroid therapy. Our observations suggest that aggressive therapy for inducing acute UC remission is vitally important for CVT associated with UC.
Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: suda-sa@nms.ac.jp.
Satoshi
S
Suda
Ken-ichiro
K
Katsura
Seiji
S
Okubo
Arata
A
Abe
Kentaro
K
Suzuki
Masanori
M
Suzuki
Yasuo
Y
Katayama
D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D020551:Pulse Therapy, Drug; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D005765:Gastrointestinal Agents; D013256:Steroids
Cerebral venous thrombosis; anticoagulant therapy; headache; steroid; ulcerative colitis