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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a patient with meningococcal meningitis.

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DOI 10.5001/omj.2018.11
Publisher
Oman Medical Specialty Board.
Gregorian
2018-01
Language
English
English abstract
Meningococcal meningitis has a wide range of neurological complications. However, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) following infection with Neisseria meningitidis is uncommon. We report a case of CVST in a 42-year-old male admitted with meningococcal meningitis. The patient was managed with antibiotics. Due to altered coagulation parameters observed in fulminant cases of meningococcemia, deployment of anticoagulation therapy, which would otherwise be the treatment of choice for CVST, is a dilemma.
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Chirakkara, Sudhir Kumar Palat, Bakhsh, Abdul Rahim Ali, Pariyadath, Aparna Kalyani, & Rathinavelu, Balamurugan (2018). Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a patient with meningococcal meningitis. Oman Medical Journal, 33 (1), 61-64.
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