Cerebral venous thrombosis in ulcerative colitis

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis has been reported to show hyper coagulation leading to peripheral and rarely central thrombosis. A 35-year-old female was admitted with chief complaints of increased frequency of bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss for 2 months. The patient was diagnosed to have ulcerative colitis after sigmoidoscopy and biopsy and she was started on treatment. Two days later, the patient developed headache and seizures. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain showed cerebral venous thrombosis with venous infarcts. A high index of clinical suspicion is needed to diagnose this uncommon condition so that appropriate treatment can be initiated.

On the trail of cerebral sinus venous events in inflammatory bowel diseases

“…The first case reported in 1967 [3] and in this issue of the journal, Menon et al describe one more case of a young female with IBD who during the course of her disease develop CVST. [5] The title of the specific case is "Cerebral venous thrombosis in Ulcerative colitis-A case report. "…”