Abstract
Meningococcal meningitis has a wide range of neurological complications. However, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) following infection with Neisseria meningitidis is uncommon. We report a case of CVST in a 42-year-old male admitted with meningococcal meningitis. The patient was managed with antibiotics. Due to altered coagulation parameters observed in fulminant cases of meningococcemia, deployment of anticoagulation therapy, which would otherwise be the treatment of choice for CVST, is a dilemma.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2018.11
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Chirakkara, S. K. P., Bakhsh, A. R. A., Pariyadath, A. K., & Rathinavelu, B. (2018). Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Meningococcal Meningitis. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.11
MLA 9
Chirakkara, Sudhir Kumar Palat, et al. "Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Meningococcal Meningitis." Oman Medical Journal, 2018. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.11.
Chicago (author–date)
Chirakkara, Sudhir Kumar Palat, Abdul Rahim Ali Bakhsh, Aparna Kalyani Pariyadath, and Balamurugan Rathinavelu. 2018. "Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Meningococcal Meningitis." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.11.
Harvard
Chirakkara, S. K. P., Bakhsh, A. R. A., Pariyadath, A. K. and Rathinavelu, B. (2018) 'Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Meningococcal Meningitis', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2018.11.
Vancouver
Chirakkara SKP, Bakhsh ARA, Pariyadath AK, Rathinavelu B. Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Meningococcal Meningitis. Oman Medical Journal. 2018. doi:10.5001/omj.2018.11
IEEE
S. K. P. Chirakkara, A. R. A. Bakhsh, A. K. Pariyadath, and B. Rathinavelu, "Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Meningococcal Meningitis," Oman Medical Journal, 2018, doi: 10.5001/omj.2018.11.