Abstract
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) is a rare and potentially life-threatening condition in the pediatric population. The clinical presentation is frequently nonspecific; thus diagnosis is often delayed or missed. Early treatment is important for decreasing the mortality and morbid-ity. Seizure is known as a poor prognostic criterion. We report the case of 5-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department with status epilepticus. He was diagnosed with CVT 6 hours later and treatment started. He has been followed by our clinic without sequelae for 6 months at present
Keywords: Early diagnosis, Cerebral thrombosis, Status epilepticus
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Karalök ZS, Taşkın BD, Bektaş Ö, Taner S, Işık P, Yılmaz C. Case Presenting: Cerebral Venosus Thrombosis with Status Epilepticus. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 May 25];10(2):130-3. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/401
