SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS THROMBOSIS IN A PATIENT WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS

Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare cause of focal neurological damag e in patients with SLE. We describe a patient with SLE who presented w ith a focal neurological deficit and subsequently developed increased intracranial pressure. A superior sagittal sinus thrombosis was diagno sed by MRI. The association between SLE and superior sagittal sinus th rombosis is discussed. Early diagnosis is essential because treatment leads to a positive clinical outcome.