Homocystinuria with Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: Excellent Recovery with Intravenous Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Author(s) -
Vykuntaraju K Gowda,
Raghunath C Nanjundappa,
Hima Pendharkar,
Naveen Benakappa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
iranian journal of child neurology
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.22037/ijcn.v11i3.10528
Hyperhomocysteinemia can cause cerebral venous thrombosis. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator is one of the treatment options for cerebral venous thrombosis in selected cases. We present here a 7-year-old boy with homocysteinuria with stroke. MRI of brain showed cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. We successfully treated with intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator. He recovered completely without any complications. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator can be considered one of the treatment options in cerebral venous thrombosis in homocystinura.
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