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16429845

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-24
pubmed:abstractText
Although venous thrombosis is one of the common complications in nephrotic patients, cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is rarely reported. CVT is so difficult to be detected by conventional diagnostic methods that it is sometimes overlooked despite its potential severity. We report a 79-year-old female with nephrotic syndrome due to systemic amyloidosis who suddenly altered mental status during her hospitalization. The underlying etiology had been not identified by physical examinations, various laboratory data, and repeated computed tomography, and finally she died. The post-mortem examination showed a massive thrombus impacted in intracranial left-sided transverse and sigmoid sinus. This case suggests that CVT can occur in a nephrotic patient who presents unexplained neurological signs and symptoms, which might not be detected only through conventional diagnostic tests.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0301-0430
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
61-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Cerebral venous thrombosis in adult nephrotic syndrome due to systemic amyloidosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Nephrology and Dialysis Center, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports