CO poisoning as an associated risk factor for CVT

Trevor A Phinney; Grant J Gibb; Fahad J Laghari

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.006

CO poisoning as an associated risk factor for CVT

Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Jun;36(6):1123.e1-1123.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.006. Epub 2018 Mar 3.

Authors

Trevor A Phinney¹, Grant J Gibb², Fahad J Laghari¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hamot, Erie, PA, USA.
² Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hamot, Erie, PA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29548522
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.03.006

Abstract

We report a 24year old female who presented with sudden and severe headaches after recent carbon monoxide poisoning. Imaging revealed an acute cerebral venous thrombosis. Prior studies have suggested that carbon monoxide is a risk factor for an acute hypercoagulable state (i.e. DVT). However, little data is available regarding the correlation between carbon monoxide poisoning and cerebral venous thrombosis. This case demonstrates that such a correlation should be considered in acute intracerebral thrombotic events.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Aspirin / therapeutic use
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / complications
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / diagnosis*
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / physiopathology
Female
Headache Disorders / chemically induced*
Headache Disorders / diagnostic imaging
Headache Disorders / physiopathology
Humans
Intracranial Thrombosis / chemically induced
Intracranial Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Intracranial Thrombosis / therapy
Neuroimaging
Treatment Outcome
Venous Thrombosis / chemically induced
Venous Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Venous Thrombosis / therapy
Warfarin / therapeutic use*
Young Adult

Substances

Anticoagulants
Warfarin
Aspirin