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Published on: July 12, 2011
Venous sinus thrombosis and consumptive coagulopathy: a role for heparin?
Kinshuk Sahaya1, Nitin C Patel
1Department of Neurology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri 65212, USA. sahayak@health.missouri.edu
Abstract:
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a relatively rare but serious condition, more commonly affecting children and pregnant women. It can be precipitated by dehydration. Despite the frequent coexistence of hemorrhage in venous infarcts of patients, clinical trials in adults recommended the use of anticoagulation. No randomized, clinical trials exist in the pediatric age group. Rarely, consumptive coagulopathy is reported to coexist with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. We report on a child with venous sinus thrombosis and consumptive coagulopathy developing after routine tonsillectomy and its successful management with anticoagulation.
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