2001
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2001000500032
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Trombose venosa cerebral e homocistinúria: relato de caso

Abstract: RESUMO -Homocistinúria apresentando-se como trombose venosa cerebral é incomum. Relatamos o caso de um adolescente com características fenotípicas de homocistinúria que foi admitido por cefaléia intensa, vômitos e sonolência. Investigação diagnóstica com tomografia computadorizada de crânio, ressonância magnética e angiorressonância foi compatível com trombose dos seios transversos e sigmóides. Altos níveis de homocisteína foram detectados no sangue e na urina. Apresentamos os aspectos clínicos e radiológicos … Show more

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“…7 Homocystinuria presenting as cerebral sinovenous thrombosis is unusual and has been reported mostly in older children or adults at an advanced stage of the disease. 5,8 11 In this paper, we report on a rare case of cerebral sinovenous thrombosis in a 2-year-old boy revealing cystathionine β-synthase deficiency and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic implications.…”
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“…7 Homocystinuria presenting as cerebral sinovenous thrombosis is unusual and has been reported mostly in older children or adults at an advanced stage of the disease. 5,8 11 In this paper, we report on a rare case of cerebral sinovenous thrombosis in a 2-year-old boy revealing cystathionine β-synthase deficiency and discuss diagnostic and therapeutic implications.…”
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“…This condition has been increasingly diagnosed mainly because the huge developments in diagnostic imaging methods. The most frequent predisposing factor for the development of CVT is hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), with a considerable morbimortality rate (3)(4)(5)(6) . Clinically, CVT signs and symptoms are nonspecific and may determine delay or failure in the diag- …”
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