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SUBMITTER: Elhassan AEE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427011 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports 20200101
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) is an uncommon yet serious condition. While CVT has many known precipitants and etiologies, hyperthyroidism as a precipitant of CVT is not well understood. This study reported a case of a 41-year-old male with a 4-year history of hyperthyroidism presented with seizure. Consequently, a diagnosis of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis was confirmed by computed tomography and magnetic resonance (MR) venograms. Extensive investigations yielded no apparent underl ...[more]