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Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
D Flusser1, M Abu-Shakra, A Baumgarten-Kleiner
1Department of Medicine D, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of the Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Lupus
|August 1, 1996
Abstract:
Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare cause of focal neurological damage in patients with SLE. We describe a patient with SLE who presented with a focal neurological deficit and subsequently developed increased intracranial pressure. A superior sagittal sinus thrombosis was diagnosed by MRI. The association between SLE and superior sagittal sinus thrombosis is discussed. Early diagnosis is essential because treatment leads to a positive clinical outcome.