Isolated inferior sagittal sinus thrombosis caused by a rare combination of elevated lipoprotein (a) and iron deficiency anemia

Basak Karakurum-Goksel; Sibel Karaca; Ozlem Alkan; Tulin Yildirim

Isolated inferior sagittal sinus thrombosis caused by a rare combination of elevated lipoprotein (a) and iron deficiency anemia

Neurosciences (Riyadh). 2012 Oct;17(4):374-7.

Authors

Basak Karakurum-Goksel¹, Sibel Karaca, Ozlem Alkan, Tulin Yildirim

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Baskent University Medical School, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 23022905

Abstract

A 21-year-old woman was admitted with right hemiparesis, bilateral papilledema, negative myoclonus of right upper extremity, and bilateral pyramidal findings. An MRI showed no venous flow in the inferior sagittal sinus. Lipoprotein a (Lp [a]) level was high and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) was found. The coexistence of IDA and Lp (a) in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis is a very rare condition in adult patients. These risk factors should be investigated in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / complications*
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / genetics
Corpus Callosum / pathology
Female
Humans
Hyperlipoproteinemias / complications*
Hyperlipoproteinemias / genetics
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) / genetics
Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis / diagnosis
Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis / etiology*
Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis / genetics
Young Adult

Substances

MTHFR protein, human
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)