Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting with diplopia in pregnancy: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Embong Zunaina²  Zakariah Sakinah¹  Yusoff Munira² 

[1] Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, 15886 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia;Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

关键词: Pregnancy;    Diplopia;    Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis;   

Others  :  1195361
DOI  :  10.1186/1752-1947-6-336

 received in 2012-01-08, accepted in 2012-08-15,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Introduction

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rare condition. The most frequent symptoms and signs are headache, focal seizures with or without secondary generalization, unilateral or bilateral paresis and papilledema. We report a case of transverse sinus and superior sagittal sinus thrombosis that presented with diplopia in a pregnant woman.

Case presentation

A 34-year-old Malay woman, gravida 3 para 2 at 8 weeks of pregnancy, was admitted for hyperemesis gravidarum, presented with sudden onset of diplopia, blurring of vision and headache. A magnetic resonance scan of her brain showed the presence of cerebral edema with no space occupying lesion, but magnetic resonance venography ultimately revealed right transverse sinus and superior sagittal sinus thrombosis. The patient was treated with anticoagulation for 1 year, after which the patient recovered fully.

Conclusion

Due to its diverse and varied neurological presentation, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis should be considered in almost any brain syndrome.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Munira et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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