Cavernous sinus thrombosis: An insidious and dangerous "do-not-miss" diagnosis

Headache. 2021 Jul;61(7):1144-1149. doi: 10.1111/head.14176. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Authors

Huiyang Qu¹, Yanling Li¹, Mengying Chen¹, Honghong Sun², Shuang Du¹, Yuxuan Cheng¹, Shuqin Zhan¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
² Department of Radiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.

PMID: 34325491
DOI: 10.1111/head.14176

No abstract available

Keywords: cavernous sinus thrombosis; intracranial abscess; magnetic resonance imaging; septic cavernous sinus thrombosis; sphenoiditis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Brain Abscess / complications
Brain Abscess / diagnosis*
Brain Abscess / etiology
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / drug therapy
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Sphenoid Sinusitis / complications
Sphenoid Sinusitis / diagnosis*

Substances

Anticoagulants