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Transverse Sinus Thrombosis: An Unusual Cause of Headache
Author(s) -
Wasson James,
Redenbaugh James
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1997.3707457.x
Subject(s) - medicine , headaches , thrombosis , family history , differential diagnosis , anesthesia , surgery , disease , pediatrics , pathology
A 24‐year‐old woman presented with headache of 6 days' duration, described as throbbing pain in the rightperiorbital region radiating to her right ear and neck. The pain was unresponsive to oral analgesics. She had nospeech or hearing difficulties, no previous history of migraines, and no family history of neurologic disease. Hermedications included oral contraceptives for 8 months' duration. This report describes the salient features of duralsinus thrombosis and recent advances in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The relationship between oralcontraceptives and protein S levels is also discussed. Cerebral dural sinus thrombosis should be considered inthe differential of new onset of headaches, seizures, or focal neurological deficits.