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1642472

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
Seven neonates who presented with either lethargy (four infants) or seizures (three infants) were found by magnetic resonance (MR) phase imaging to have idiopathic cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Examination showed only hypotonia or hyperreflexia. The presence of CVT was suggested by unenhanced cranial computed tomographic (CT) scans. Conventional MR T1- and T2-weighted images often indicated more extensive thromboses than were suggested by cranial CT. In all infants, MR phase imaging confirmed thromboses by establishing absence of blood flow in cerebral veins or sinuses. No infant received anticoagulation. Lethargy slowly resolved and seizures did not recur. Normal development has been observed thus far in brief follow-up. The occurrence of seven infants with idiopathic neonatal CVT within a 3-month period indicates that CVT may be a cause of neonatal seizures or lethargy of unclear cause. MR phase imaging provides a powerful, noninvasive means of confirming the diagnosis. Treatment with anticoagulants does not appear necessary.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0364-5134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Neonatal idiopathic cerebral venous thrombosis: an unrecognized cause of transient seizures or lethargy.
pubmed:affiliation
Departments of Pediatrics, Floating Hospital for Infants and Children, Boston, MA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports