PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI - A COMPLICATION OF CATHETER-INDUCED SUBCLAVIAN VEIN-THROMBOSIS

Authors
BIRDWELL BG YEAGER R WHITSETT TL
Citation
Bg. Birdwell et al., PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI - A COMPLICATION OF CATHETER-INDUCED SUBCLAVIAN VEIN-THROMBOSIS, Archives of internal medicine, 154(7), 1994, pp. 808-811
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Archives of internal medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039926
Volume
154
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
808 - 811
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9926(1994)154:7<808:PC-ACO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Pseudotumor cerebri is frequently the only clinical clue to the presen ce of cerebral venous thrombosis, a potentially devastating condition. We report a case of pseudotumor cerebri associated with thrombosed du ral venous sinuses caused by propagation of a catheter-related subclav ian vein thrombus. The findings and clinical course in this case alert us to a complication of central venous catheter use that responds wel l to treatment if recognized early.