title: Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis in a child with nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) as a complication in children with nephrotic syndrome is rarely reported. Although clinical characteristics are increasingly recognized, therapeutic management and clinical outcomes are not well documented. This case report presents a 10-year-old female who presented with dehydration associated with headache and decreased level of consciousness, which required intubation. Brain imaging revealed CVT. Thrombolytic therapy was started, and she showed a good clinical, as well as radiological recovery. The literature was reviewed to highlight the benefit of such therapy in cases with life threatening complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, PO Box 3660, Mail Code 3130, Riyadh 11481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (11) 4295243. Fax. +966 (11) 4295245. E-mail: rumayyana@ksau-hs.edu.sa.
authors.forename: Ahmed R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Al-Rumayyan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy