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Neurosurgery Clinics of North AmericaCavernous sinus thrombosis is a potentially lethal subset of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis that may occur as a result of septic and aseptic etiologies. The overall incidence is estimated to be between 0.2 and 1.6 per 100,000 persons; and treatments include antibiotics, anticoagulation, corticosteroids, and surgery.
Steven Housley, Jason Davies
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CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS [PDF]
Jurnal Ilmiah Kedokteran Wijaya Kusuma, 2017 Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is a rare diagnosis although must be included in the differential of headache. CST is either infectious or aseptic. Aseptic thrombosis usually occurs secondary to trauma or is post surgical.
I Gede Sumantra, Marzuki Marzuki
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Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis in Children
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2016 Investigators from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia analyzed the clinical and radiographic findings in 12 cases of cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) seen between 2000 and 2013, and conducted a literature search and review of the pooled data.
Rochelle Sweis, José Biller
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Idiopathic Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis Presenting Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy [PDF]
Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2014 Background: Cavernous sinus thrombosis is usually caused by infection, such as sinusitis and dental or facial infections. Idiopathic cavernous sinus thrombosis is very rare.
Cheolsoo Han +3 more
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Hypercoagulability and Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis due to Protein C Deficiency. A Case Report [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Students, 2023 Background: Thrombophilia due to Protein C deficiency is a rare condition, present in 0.2% of general population. Cerebral venous thrombosis has an incidence of 3-4 cases per million in adults. A combination of both is very uncommon. Patients with these
Wilson S. Peñafiel-Pallares +2 more
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MR imaging of cavernous sinus thrombosis
European Journal of Radiology Open, 2020 Purpose: To determine the role of Contrast enhanced MRI (CEMRI) in the evaluation of Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST). Method: The study included 7 patients with an imaging diagnosis of cavernous sinus thrombosis.
Harsimran Bhatia
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SARS-CoV-2 associated septic venous cavernous sinus thrombosis: A case report [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsCavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is a life-threatening condition occurring due to an active infection, coagulation abnormalities, and trauma. Thromboembolic events are known complications secondary to novel coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) due to ...
Mark A. Colantonio, MD +4 more
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Lemierre syndrome associated mycotic cavernous sinus thrombosis and carotid aneurysm after COVID-19 [PDF]
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2022 Purpose: The purpose of this article is to report a case of Lemierre syndrome associated mycotic aneurysm of the intracavernous carotid artery leading to cavernous sinus syndrome in an otherwise healthy, young man in the setting of COVID-19 infection ...
Yi Ling Dai +3 more
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Case Report: Petrous Apicitis and Otogenic Thrombosis of the Cavernous Sinus in a 10-Year-Old Boy
Frontiers in Surgery, 2021 Background: Petrous apicitis and cavernous sinus thrombosis are exceedingly rare complications of acute otitis media with only few reported cases in the post-antibiotic era.
Patrick Bergsma +4 more
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Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2021 Background. Lemierre’s syndrome is a rare condition of internal jugular vein thrombosis following oropharyngeal infection. While it usually results from Fusobacterium necrophorum infection, atypical cases associated with other pathogens have been ...
Samantha Novotny +3 more
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