Bilateral thalamic infarction following cerebral venous thrombosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis

Jayant Kumar Yadav; Gaurav Nepal; Aakar Thapa; Sandip Jaiswal; Shreejana Thapa; Avinash Chandra

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5404

Bilateral thalamic infarction following cerebral venous thrombosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Feb 15;10(2):e05404. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5404. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Authors

Jayant Kumar Yadav¹, Gaurav Nepal², Aakar Thapa³, Sandip Jaiswal¹, Shreejana Thapa¹, Avinash Chandra¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences Kathmandu Nepal.
² Department of Internal Medicine Maharajgunj Medical Campus Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine Kathmandu Nepal.
³ Department of Internal Medicine Patan Academy of Health Sciences Lagankhel Nepal.

Abstract

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis is a rare extra-intestinal manifestation of ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis is a hypercoagulable state and, if poorly managed, can predispose to thrombosis, including thrombosis of the cerebral veins.

Keywords: cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; cerebral venous thrombosis; thalamic infarct; ulcerative colitis.

Publication types

Case Reports