CEREBRAL VENOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS IN MINIMAL CHANGE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME

Authors
BURNS A WILSON E HARBER M BRUNTON C SWENY P
Citation
A. Burns et al., CEREBRAL VENOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS IN MINIMAL CHANGE NEPHROTIC SYNDROME, Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation, 10(1), 1995, pp. 30-34
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology",Transplantation
Journal title
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation → ACNP
ISSN journal
09310509
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
30 - 34
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-0509(1995)10:1<30:CVSTIM>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Three cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) occurring in pa tients with minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) are described. Pe rsonality change in two of these patients was wrongly attributed to st eroid therapy prior to the discovery of the CVST. In addition, von Wil lebrand factor (vWF) levels were grossly elevated in one patient, duri ng a previous relapse of MCNS, prior to developing CVST, and may be a useful prognostic tool in predicting thrombotic events in nephrotic pa tients.