OBJECTIVE To investigate cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) clinical presentations, risk factors, and response to treatment in Saudi Arabia. METHODS Retrospective analysis of the King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, acute stroke database from April 2005 through February 2008 revealed 22 patients with CVT. Hypercoagulable work-up and neuroimaging were performed. RESULTS Sixteen patients were femal...

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) results from multiple interactions between inherited and environmental risk factors. The lower limbs are the most common site of VTE, but more rarely other venous sites can be involved. The role of risk factors for VTE can be different in the various thrombotic manifestations, and there are specific risk factors for specific sites. Coagulation abnormalities causing ...

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE Ovarian vein thrombosis is a rare condition usually seen in the puerperium. The incidence is 0.05-0.18% of pregnancies. Possible complications of ovarian vein thrombosis are sepsis, thrombus extension into the inferior vena cava or renal veins and pulmonary embolism. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 31-year-old puerpera complained about abdominal pain in the right lower quadra...

RATIONALE Immune cells play an important role during the generation and resolution of thrombosis. T cells are powerful regulators of immune and nonimmune cell function, however, their role in sterile inflammation in venous thrombosis has not been systematically examined. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the recruitment, activation, and inflammatory activity of T cells in deep vein thrombosis...

although cerebral venous thrombosis is an uncommon cause of stroke among the young, it is being increasingly recognised. a prothrombotic risk factor is identified in the majority of the patients. in most instances it is seen in women in the post-partum period and those on oral contraceptives. magnetic resonance imaging (mri) has improved our ability to diagnose this condition however the variab...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether a small fixed perioperative dose of warfarin would prevent deep vein thrombosis after total hip replacement. DESIGN Prospective, randomised, double blind placebo controlled trial. SETTING Winford Orthopaedic Hospital, Bristol. SUBJECTS 148 patients having primary total hip replacement. INTERVENTION Warfarin 1 mg given daily for one week before and three we...

The course of the frontal diploic vein in the mole Talpa and the tree shrew Tupaia is described and compared to the frontal diploic vein of other mammals. The frontal diploic vein in Talpa and Tupaia connects the dorsal sagittal sinus to the veins of the orbit and has an emissary function. In certain other mammals it has a diploic function and may drain towards the orbit (e.g., Orycteropus) or ...

Chylothorax is defined as the presence of chyle in the pleural cavity. Central vein thrombosis is an under-recognized cause of chylothorax in the adult population and is commonly related to central venous catheterization. Case 1 illustrates a patient with AIDS and disseminated tuberculosis with left chylothorax and central vein thrombosis after a month of antituberculosis therapy. Case 2 was a ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate predictors of survival time in dogs undergoing adrenalectomy and identify risk factors associated with adrenal gland tumor metastasis and vein thrombosis. DESIGN Retrospective case series. ANIMALS 52 dogs with primary adrenal gland tumors. PROCEDURES Medical records were reviewed. Signalment, tumor features, and information from surgical procedures were evaluated to ...

BACKGROUND Portal vein thrombosis is a fairly common and potentially life-threatening complication in patients with liver cirrhosis. The risk factors for portal vein thrombosis in these patients are still not fully understood. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the associations between various risk factors in cirrhotic patients and the development of portal vein thrombosis. PATIENTS...