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1: J Postgrad Med. 1999 Oct-Dec;45(4):120-2.Click here to read Links

Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis: a rare complication of nephrotic syndrome.

Tullu MS, Deshmukh CT, Save SU, Bhoite BK, Bharucha BA.

Department of Paediatrics, Seth G. S. Medical College and K. E. M. Hospital, Mumbai, India. milindtullu@hotmail.com.

A two and half year-old-male child, known case of steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome presented with fever and vomiting of acute onset. He was diagnosed to have superior sagittal sinus thrombosis on a contrast computerised tomographic scan of brain. Recovery was complete without anticoagulant therapy. Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis is an extremely rare complication of nephrotic syndrome.

PMID: 10734351 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]