Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis is an uncommon cause of stroke. Three factors usually predispose to venous thrombosis: hypercoagulability states, venous stasis, and blood vessel wall changes.1--3 In patients with thyrotoxicosis, the increased activity of factor VIII,4 amongst others, results in a hypercoagulability state and has been reported as being a factor which predisposes to cerebral sin...

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease, with antiphospholipid antibodies associated with hypercoagulability, vascular thrombosis, and fetal loss.1,2 Cardiac involvement occurs frequently, and is deeply related to hypercoagulability in spite of recommended anticoagulant therapy.3 In this report, we describe the images of a Caucasian 19-year-old male, with a previous history, 4 ...

A 71-year-old man underwent cervical laminectomy and developed two symptomatic epidural hematomas during the acute postoperative period. On both occasions, drain obstruction was the predominant cause. Congenital Protein S deficiency was diagnosed postoperatively. Protein S is a vitamin K-dependent natural anticoagulant and is essential for inhibiting thrombosis in microcirculation. We assume th...

Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis is an uncommon cause of stroke. Three factors usually predispose to venous thrombosis: hypercoagulability states, venous stasis, and blood vessel wall changes.1--3 In patients with thyrotoxicosis, the increased activity of factor VIII,4 amongst others, results in a hypercoagulability state and has been reported as being a factor which predisposes to cerebral sin...

BACKGROUND Blastomycosis is a potentially fatal fungal disease that most commonly affects humans and dogs. The organism causes systemic inflammation and has a predilection for the lungs. The inflammation might lead to a hypercoagulable state with microemboli in the pulmonary circulation which could contribute to inadequate oxygen exchange in infected dogs. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES Dogs with blas...

The most side effects associated with hormonal contraceptive use is predisposition to higher risk of thromboembolic phenomena. Progestins have antiplasmin and antithrombin activity. Its increase platelet count aggregability, thus predisposing hypercoagulability. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Shendi - Sudan during the period from April August 2018 evaluate effect pills on ...