Cerebral venous thrombosis associated with SARS-Cov-2 infection

INTRODUCTION:Venous sinus thrombosis is considered one of the most infrequent causes of cerebrovascular disease (CVD), prevalent in young people. It usually has an insidious onset which difficult its diagnosis and timely initiation of treatment and is associated with multiple risk factors including...

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Published in:Acta Neurológica Colombiana 2022-01, Vol.38 (1), p.39
Main Authors: Tarazona-Gómez, Jesús, Martínez-Avila, María Cristina, Rodríguez-Yánez, Tomás, Almanza-Hurtado, Amilkar, Puello-Torres, Eva, Paternina-Mendoza, María Carolina, Dueñas-Castell, Carmelo
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
COVID-19
Diplopia
Infections
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Thrombosis
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Summary:INTRODUCTION:Venous sinus thrombosis is considered one of the most infrequent causes of cerebrovascular disease (CVD), prevalent in young people. It usually has an insidious onset which difficult its diagnosis and timely initiation of treatment and is associated with multiple risk factors including hypercoagulable states, as in those patients with SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2) infection.CASE REPORT:The following are 2 clinical cases of patients with neurological alterations, diplopia, and status epilepticus, in whom extensive venous thrombosis of infrequent location was documented through symptomatology and imaging studies, ruling out the main associated etiologies, with the only associated nexus: SARS-CoV-2 infection. Both patients received treatment with parenteral anticoagulation, responding successfully and were subsequently discharged with oral anticoagulation.DISCUSSION:It is essential to be aware of this disease associated with a high diagnostic suspicion given its varied clinical manifestations and its increasingly frequent association with COVID-19 infection.
ISSN:0120-8748
2422-4022
DOI:10.22379/24224022398