Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis during Everest Expedition: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

P KhanalLekhjung ThapaA M ShresthaS BhattaraiD SapkotaN SharmaU P Devkota

Published in: Case reports in neurological medicine (2016)

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare but serious disorder that is associated with a poor clinical outcome. We report a 35-year-old man who had a severe headache and diplopia while climbing Mount Everest. His MR venography showed right transverse and right sigmoid sinus thrombosis. He improved on anticoagulant and symptomatic measures. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis at high altitude is discussed.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
subarachnoid hemorrhage
cerebral ischemia
venous thromboembolism
brain injury
early onset
magnetic resonance
cerebral blood flow
contrast enhanced