Case Reports
Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis in a patient presenting with pregnancy induced hypertension and eclampsia
Authors:
D Kumarasinghe,
Teaching Hospital, Kandy, LK
About D
Senior Registrar, Department of Anaesthesia, Teaching Hospital, Kandy
A Ratnayake,
Teaching Hospital, Kandy, LK
About A
Registrar, Department of Anaesthesia, Teaching Hospital, Kandy
Don Padmalal Desilva ,
University of Peradeniya, LK
About Don
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Peradeniya
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Vasanthi Pinto
University of Peradeniya, LK
About Vasanthi
Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, University of Peradeniya
Abstract
A primi at 35 weeks of gestation presented with symptoms and signs of severe pregnancy induced hypertension. Soon after admission she developed eclampsia. A healthy baby was delivered by emergency lower segment cesarean section. The patient developed bilateral lower extremity weakness 12 hours after surgery. A contrast CT identified superior sagittal sinus thrombosis as the cause of her symptoms. The patient was anti-coagulated and made a complete recovery.
How to Cite:
Kumarasinghe, D., Ratnayake, A., Desilva, D.P. and Pinto, V., 2017. Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis in a patient presenting with pregnancy induced hypertension and eclampsia. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology, 25(1), pp.50–52. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v25i1.8193
Published on
03 Feb 2017.
Peer Reviewed
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