Cerebral Infarction Caused by Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Associated with Iron Deficiency Anemia
Eun Hye Jeong1, Ku-Eun Lee1, Hyun-Soon Jang1, Mun Kyung Sunwoo1, Byung-Su Kim1, Hyun-Jeung Yu1, Sook Young Roh1, Im-Seok Koh2*
Affiliation
- 1Department of Neurology, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- 2Department of Neurology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
Corresponding Author
Im-Seok Koh, Department of Neurology, National Medical Center, 245 Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul, 100-799, Korea, Tel: 82-2-2260-7290; Fax: 82-2-2272-7540; E-mail: neukoh@naver.com
Citation
Koh. S.I., et al. Cerebral Infarction caused by Cerebral Venous Thrombosis associated with Iron Deficiency Anemia (2015) Int J Neurol Brain Disord 2(2): 1-3.
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© 2015 Koh. S.I. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Abstract
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare condition and has a wide spectrum of symptoms, which makes it difficult to diagnose. CVT has been reported to be associated with various etiologies. However, there are few reported cases of CVT in association with iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Here we report a case of venous infarction caused by CVT associated with IDA. The patient had a good prognosis after iron supplementation and anticoagulation therapy. Since IDA can potentially cause CVT, treatment for IDA may be an important strategy to prevent cerebral infarction caused by CVT.
