Open AccessMechanical Thrombectomy for Life-Threatening Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Lau Kar Foo,
Toh Tsun-Haw,
Kadir Khairul Azmi Abdul,
Tai Mei-Ling Sharon,
Tan Kay Sin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
case reports in neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 1662-680X
DOI - 10.1159/000507343
Subject(s) - acute ischaemic stroke – cerebral venous thrombosis: endovascular therapy
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cause of stroke worldwide with a wide range of clinical presentations. Anticoagulation therapy has been regarded as the first line of management of CVT to prevent the progression of thrombosis and to re-establish the venous flow. We present a case of severe CVT who did not respond to conventional anticoagulation therapy but responded well to mechanical thrombectomy (MT). This report highlights the features of CVT to consider for early MT.