A Rare Case of Alcohol Intoxication Masquerading Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

Saquib Navid Siddiqui, Sonam Tshering, Roland Jayasekhar and Muhammad Memon
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Saquib Navid Siddiqui: William Harvey Hospital, UK
Sonam Tshering: Southened Hospital, UK
Roland Jayasekhar: William Harvey Hospital, UK
Muhammad Memon: William Harvey Hospital, UK

European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 2020, vol. 2, issue 6

Abstract: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis remains a diagnostic challenge courtesy to its variable degree of presentation and low level of clinical suspicion. We report a rare case of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting as a complication of alcohol intoxication. Symptoms of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis are likely to remain camouflaged in alcoholics making the task for the clinician more so difficult. Strong suspicion should remain in any alcoholics with persistent neurologic features. A 52-year-old gentleman presenting with delirium, seizure, and a persistent headache was found to have multiple cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. After ruling out all the possible risk factors eventually we came into the conclusion of the role of alcohol inducing this catastrophic condition. He was treated with anticoagulant resulting in prompt resolution of his symptoms. Anti-coagulation was discontinued after 3 months and the patient continues to remain asymptomatic after 6months of regular follow-up.

Keywords: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; alcohol intoxication; anti-coagulation; thrombophilia; headache; seizure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2020.2.6.568

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