title: Sagittal vein thrombosis caused by central vein catheter.
abstract: Cerebral venous thrombosis, including thrombosis of cerebral veins and major dural sinuses, is an uncommon disorder in the general population. However, it has a higher frequency among patients younger than 40 years of age, patients with thrombophilia, pregnant patients or those receiving hormonal contraceptive therapy or has foreign body such as catheter in their veins or arterial system. In this case report, we described clinical and radiological findings in a patient with protein C-S deficiency and malposition of central vein catheter.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Imam Ali Heart Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. dr_sabzi@yahoo.com.
authors: Feridoun
authors: F
authors: Sabzi
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Imam Ali Heart Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. rezafaraji60@yahoo.com.
authors: Hosein
authors: H
authors: Karim
authors: Department of Physical Medicine, Imam Ali Hospital , Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. rezafaraji60@yahoo.com.
authors: Behzad
authors: B
authors: Heydar Pour
authors: Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. rezafaraji60@yahoo.com.
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Faraji
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D062905:Central Venous Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D020151:Protein C Deficiency / Q000473:pathology*; D018455:Protein S Deficiency / Q000473:pathology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*