Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and ulcerative colitis

Hypercoagulability is a extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease, which could provoke thromboembolic phenomena. Central nervous system venous thrombosis is a rare complication and could be unnoticed. We report on a patient with ulcerative colitis who presented cerebral venous sinu...

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Published in:	Revista española de enfermedades digestivas Vol. 92; no. 2; p. 105
Main Authors:	Alcalde Encinas, M M, Pérez-Gracia, A, Hallal, H, Bautista De Prado, J, Conesa Pallarés, F J, Vilaplana García, R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Spain 01-02-2000
Subjects:	Adult Colitis, Ulcerative - complications Humans Male Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial - etiology
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Summary:	Hypercoagulability is a extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease, which could provoke thromboembolic phenomena. Central nervous system venous thrombosis is a rare complication and could be unnoticed. We report on a patient with ulcerative colitis who presented cerebral venous sinus thrombosis as the first manifestation of a hypercoagulable state. We review the literature and discuss about the pathogenic mechanisms of such complication.
ISSN:	1130-0108