Abstract |
We report a 20 year-old, 28 week-pregnant woman, who developed superior sagittal sinus thrombosis, associated with a decreased free protein S level. Her father, who had been a stroke victim, had also significantly lower level of protein S. In very rare cases, a congenital or acquired protein S deficiency leads to cerebral venous thrombosis. The detection of such abnormalities has major practical consequences for the long-term management of patients to prevent further thrombotic episodes.
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Authors | Z Gökçil, Z Odabasi, O Vural, M Yardim |
Journal | Acta neurologica Belgica
(Acta Neurol Belg)
Vol. 98
Issue 1
Pg. 36-8
(Mar 1998)
ISSN: 0300-9009 [Print] Italy |
PMID | 9606438
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Female
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic
- Protein S Deficiency
(physiopathology)
- Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial
(diagnosis, physiopathology)
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