Lumboperitoneal shunt in a patient with Behcet's disease with medically refractory intracranial hypertension
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Tarih
2011
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Yayıncı
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
A 21-year-old male presented with severe throbbing headache, nausea, vomiting and progressive visual loss. Clinical examination revealed bilateral papilledema and left abducens nerve palsy. MRI showed findings consistent with ducal sinus thrombosis. Combinging the clinical findings, MRI and a positive pathergy test, the patient was diagnosed with dural sinus thrombosis associated with Behcet's disease (BD). Despite acetazolamide, prednisone, azathioprine and repeated lumbar punctures, his signs and symptoms of intracranial hypertension gradually worsened. Therefore, lumboperitoneal shunting was planned after which rapid resolution of intracranial hypertension was observed. After reviewing similar reports, we suggest that lumboperitoneal shunt placement can be an effective treatment for patients with BD with medically refractory intracranial hypertension associated with dural sinus thrombosis. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Behcet's disease, Intracranial hypertension, Lumboperitoneal shunt, Papilledema
Kaynak
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
18
Sayı
3
