Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Nephrotic Syndrome

A 4-year-old boy with idiopathic steroid responsive nephritic syndrome developed bilateral sixth-nerve palsy and lethargy secondary to cerebral sinus thrombosis. Treatment with heparin, fresh frozen plasma as source of antithrombin III and vitamin K inhibitors may have prevented further sequels. How...

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Main Authors:	Al Fakeeh Khalid, Al Rasheed Soud
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2000-01-01
Series:	Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Subjects:	Nephrotic syndrome Cerebral sinus thrombosis Anti-thrombin III deficiency.
Online Access:	http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2000;volume=11;issue=1;spage=59;epage=63;aulast=Al

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spelling	doaj-fb60f56267594520ace254b8e64eb9062020-11-24T22:07:20ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422000-01-011115963Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Nephrotic SyndromeAl Fakeeh KhalidAl Rasheed SoudA 4-year-old boy with idiopathic steroid responsive nephritic syndrome developed bilateral sixth-nerve palsy and lethargy secondary to cerebral sinus thrombosis. Treatment with heparin, fresh frozen plasma as source of antithrombin III and vitamin K inhibitors may have prevented further sequels. However, anti-coagulation, as assessed by partial thromboplastin and prothrombin time, was difficult to achieve. Despite these problems the child made a complete neurological recovery.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2000;volume=11;issue=1;spage=59;epage=63;aulast=AlNephrotic syndromeCerebral sinus thrombosisAnti-thrombin III deficiency.
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author	Al Fakeeh Khalid Al Rasheed Soud
spellingShingle	Al Fakeeh Khalid Al Rasheed Soud Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Nephrotic Syndrome Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Nephrotic syndrome Cerebral sinus thrombosis Anti-thrombin III deficiency.
author_facet	Al Fakeeh Khalid Al Rasheed Soud
author_sort	Al Fakeeh Khalid
title	Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Nephrotic Syndrome
title_short	Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Nephrotic Syndrome
title_full	Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Nephrotic Syndrome
title_fullStr	Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Nephrotic Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed	Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Nephrotic Syndrome
title_sort	cerebral venous thrombosis in the nephrotic syndrome
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
issn	1319-2442
publishDate	2000-01-01
description	A 4-year-old boy with idiopathic steroid responsive nephritic syndrome developed bilateral sixth-nerve palsy and lethargy secondary to cerebral sinus thrombosis. Treatment with heparin, fresh frozen plasma as source of antithrombin III and vitamin K inhibitors may have prevented further sequels. However, anti-coagulation, as assessed by partial thromboplastin and prothrombin time, was difficult to achieve. Despite these problems the child made a complete neurological recovery.
topic	Nephrotic syndrome Cerebral sinus thrombosis Anti-thrombin III deficiency.
url	http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2000;volume=11;issue=1;spage=59;epage=63;aulast=Al
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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Nephrotic Syndrome

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