Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be complicated by venous or arterial stroke. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is a limited number cases reported develop cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) after COVID-19. Herein, we present 61-year-old diabetic male with persistent pain in his right forehead and periorbital region COVID-19 pneumonia diagnosed CST developing diplopia ecchymosi...

Septoplasty is the most commonly performed operation in otolaryngology. Other than the more common complications such as hemorrhage, septal hematoma and abscess, perforation and postoperative deformities, the surgeon must also be aware of the rare but life-threatening ones such as skull base and intracranial injury, cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea, meningitis, pneumocephalus, subarachnoid hemorr...

Background: Cerebral venous-sinus thrombosis is an uncommon form but important cause of stroke, especially in young-aged women. Methods: We performed a retrospective descriptive-analytical study in which 124 patients with cerebral venous-sinus thrombosis, who referred to Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from January 2000 to March 2008, were included, and their dem...

BACKGROUND In dural venous sinus thrombosis (DVST), the mortality ranges 5-30%. Deep venous system involvement and septic dural sinus thrombosis have a higher mortality rate. In acute occlusion, collateral flow may not be established, which may result in significant edema and mass effect. Endovascular interventions may be considered as a treatment option in appropriate high-risk patients with D...

Intracranial complications of chronic otitis media have been on the decline with advent of antibiotics. Septic thrombosis of the sigmoid sinus is rarer compared to commoner complications such as otogenic brain abscesses and meningitis. This patient presented with recurrent infection after left mastoidectomy secondary to cholesteatoma and a contralateral internal jugular vein thrombosis with par...