Progressive seizures in a patient with congenital coagulopathies
| Autor: | Peter C. Whitfield, William Mukonoweshuro, Rosanna Berryman, Isam Salih, Ibrahim Imam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Neurology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Venography Arteriovenous fistula General Medicine Factor v leiden deficiency Blood Coagulation Disorders Middle Aged medicine.disease Article Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Seizures medicine Disease Progression Humans In patient Female Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis Complication business Sinus (anatomy) |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports. 2011 |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | Dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) is a rare complication of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). DAVFs develop as a result of direct arterial to venous sinus communications evolving in response to an occluded sinus. The authors present a patient with Down’s syndrome who developed progressive, uncontrolled seizures and chronic CVST secondary to factor V Leiden deficiency. Brain MRI and computerised tomographic venography revealed a complex secondary DAVF, which once embolised resulted in a dramatic reduction in seizures and improvement in the clinical state. DAVFs should be considered as a potential complication in patients with persistent features of CVST. |
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