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Cerebral venous thrombosis associated with ulcerative colitis
Author(s) -
De Cruz P.,
Lust M.,
Trost N.,
Wall A.,
Gerraty R.,
Connell W. R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2008.01749.x
Subject(s) - medicine , venous thrombosis , ulcerative colitis , inflammatory bowel disease , complication , pulmonary embolism , thrombosis , intracranial thrombosis , vascular disease , disease
Thromboembolic complications, such as deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, are well recognized in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We describe three cases of cerebral venous thrombosis complicating ulcerative colitis. Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare but potentially devastating complication of IBD, and the diagnosis needs to be considered in any patient with IBD presenting with neurological symptoms.