Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with autoimmune thyroiditis

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis ( CVT ) is a multifactorial condition which is described as idiopathic in 12.5% of patients. Hyperthyroidism has been associated with CVT in many case reports, and increased levels of factor VIII and von Willebrand factor (vWF) have been proposed as the possible link in th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sameer Aggarwal, Nityanand Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2013;volume=17;issue=7;spage=176;epage=177;aulast=Aggarwal
Description
Summary:Cerebral Venous Thrombosis ( CVT ) is a multifactorial condition which is described as idiopathic in 12.5% of patients. Hyperthyroidism has been associated with CVT in many case reports, and increased levels of factor VIII and von Willebrand factor (vWF) have been proposed as the possible link in this association, but only few rare case reports have described an association of hypothyroidism with CVT. We report here a case of autoimmune thyroiditis presenting with CVT.
ISSN:2230-8210
2230-9500