VENOUS DURAL SINUS THROMBOSIS IN A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN WITH ANTICARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODIES

Authors
CAMAITI A DELROSSO A CHECCUCCI D BUGGIANI A FEDERIGHI G
Citation
A. Camaiti et al., VENOUS DURAL SINUS THROMBOSIS IN A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN WITH ANTICARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODIES, Acta neurologica belgica, 95(2), 1995, pp. 92-95
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
Acta neurologica belgica → ACNP
ISSN journal
03009009
Volume
95
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
92 - 95
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9009(1995)95:2<92:VDSTIA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Anticardiolipin antibodies are circulating autoantibodies directed aga inst phospholipids. They have been previously associated with systemic venous and arterial but not with cerebral venous thrombosis. We descr ibe the case of a middle aged woman with circulating anticardiolipin a ntibodies who suffered from dural sinus transversus and jugular venous thrombosis documented by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).