Massive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis secondary to Graves' disease
- Author:
Hye Min SON
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- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Graves' disease; Hyperthyroidism; Intracranial thrombosis; Thyrotoxicosis
- MeSH: Adult; Diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Early Diagnosis; Graves Disease; Humans; Hyperthyroidism; Intracranial Thrombosis; Prognosis; Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial; Stroke; Thyrotoxicosis
- From:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine 2019;36(3):273-280
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cerebrovascular condition accounting for 0.5–1% of all types of strokes in the general population. Hyperthyroidism is associated with procoagulant and antifibrinolytic activity, thereby precipitating a hypercoagulable state that predisposes to CVT. We report the case of a 31-year-old Korean man with massive CVT and diagnosis of concomitant Graves' disease at admission. Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of CVT are important to improve prognosis; therefore, CVT should be considered in the differential diagnosis in all patients with hyperthyroidism presenting with neurological symptoms.
