Rare complication of COVID-19 presenting as isolated headache

An 18-year-old man presented with persistent isolated headache 2 weeks after recovering from acute COVID-19 illness. Extensive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was detected on CT venogram despite him having no other thrombotic risk factors. CVST can complicate COVID-19. A high index of clinic...

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Autores principales: Asif, Rehan, O' Mahony, Marcella Sinead
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7597500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33122242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239275
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description An 18-year-old man presented with persistent isolated headache 2 weeks after recovering from acute COVID-19 illness. Extensive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was detected on CT venogram despite him having no other thrombotic risk factors. CVST can complicate COVID-19. A high index of clinical suspicion is warranted as it can often have a subtle presentation with paucity of neurological symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-75975002020-11-05 Rare complication of COVID-19 presenting as isolated headache Asif, Rehan O' Mahony, Marcella Sinead BMJ Case Rep Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson An 18-year-old man presented with persistent isolated headache 2 weeks after recovering from acute COVID-19 illness. Extensive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) was detected on CT venogram despite him having no other thrombotic risk factors. CVST can complicate COVID-19. A high index of clinical suspicion is warranted as it can often have a subtle presentation with paucity of neurological symptoms. BMJ Publishing Group 2020-10-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7597500/ /pubmed/33122242 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239275 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. This article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained.https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usage
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title_full Rare complication of COVID-19 presenting as isolated headache
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title_short Rare complication of COVID-19 presenting as isolated headache
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