title: Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Pregnancy-A Poignant Allegory of an Unusual Case.
abstract: Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT), also known as cortical venous, cerebral sinus, cerebral venous sinus, or dural sinus thrombosis, is an infrequent grave condition affecting pregnant females, resulting from clot formation in one of the many outflow tracts of the brain. Although pregnancy-associated stroke or CVT is uncommon, the risk of stroke is greatly increased above the low baseline rate in young patients during late pregnancy and, even more so, during the puerperium. Haemorrhagic infarction can occur in the acute stage of CVT. The article reports a case of CVT in puerperium in woman without any risk factors for thrombosis, highlighting the difficulties encountered in differentiating this rare cause from common diagnoses such as eclampsia. Also, clinical considerations and relevant literature review on prognostic factors affecting outcome have been addressed. CVT is an uncommon serious neurologic disorder in young gravidas requiring prudent assessment of the potential differential diagnoses and prompt management.
authors.affiliation: Research Officer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Sheeba
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marwah
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Gaikwad Harsha
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Shailesh
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Obstetrics And Gynecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Sumedha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Professor and Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Manjula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India .
authors.forename: Pratima
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mittal
keywords: Management; Neurologic disorder; Stroke