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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr-Jun;11(2):177.
doi: 10.4103/1793-5482.175632.

Acute subdural hematoma secondary to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: Case report and review of literature

Hanish Bansal  1 , Ashwani Chaudhary  1 , Anuj Mahajan  1 , Birinder Paul  1
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Case Reports

Acute subdural hematoma secondary to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: Case report and review of literature

Hanish Bansal et al. Asian J Neurosurg. 2016 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rare type of stroke primarily affecting young women. Diagnosis is generally delayed or overlooked due to a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms. Subdural hematoma secondary to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is very rare. We report a case of 40-year-old female with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis who presented to us with an acute subdural hematoma and subarachnoid hemorrhage besides venous infarct. Management of such patients is complicated due to the rarity of the condition and contraindication for the use of anticoagulation. We conducted a thorough literature search through PubMed and could find only nine cases of spontaneous subdural hematoma secondary to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

Keywords: Prothrombotic; stroke; thrombosis.

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Figure 1
Computed tomography head showing left fronto-temporo-parietal acute subdural hematoma
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Figure 2
Computed tomography venography showing superior sagittal sinus thrombosis
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