Chronic subdural hematoma leading to fatal cavernous sinus thrombosis

Presented is a case of cavernous sinus thrombosis in a young female with fatal outcome. There were not any septic focus, no history of head trauma, no relation with pregnancy. Computed tomography scan of brain showed chronic subdural hematoma. An attempt is made to correlate the aetiopathology with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kumar, Sunil, Jain, A P, Jain, S, Kale, S K
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2700580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561957
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.44684
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Sumario:Presented is a case of cavernous sinus thrombosis in a young female with fatal outcome. There were not any septic focus, no history of head trauma, no relation with pregnancy. Computed tomography scan of brain showed chronic subdural hematoma. An attempt is made to correlate the aetiopathology with the clinical features of this rare case presentation.

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