Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis during Everest Expedition: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare but serious disorder that is associated with a poor clinical outcome. We report a 35-year-old man who had a severe headache and diplopia while climbing Mount Everest. His MR venography showed right transverse and right sigmoid sinus thrombosis. He im...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khanal, P., Thapa, L., Shrestha, A. M., Bhattarai, S., Sapkota, D., Sharma, N., Devkota, U. P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5107850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27872776
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8314040
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Sumario:Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare but serious disorder that is associated with a poor clinical outcome. We report a 35-year-old man who had a severe headache and diplopia while climbing Mount Everest. His MR venography showed right transverse and right sigmoid sinus thrombosis. He improved on anticoagulant and symptomatic measures. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis at high altitude is discussed.

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