J Korean Neurol Assoc.  1999 Sep;17(5):713-716.

A Case of Deep Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Associated with Iron Deficiency Anemia

• Jung PW
• Hong SC
• Lee KH
• Chung CS

Abstract

Iron deficiency anemia has been rarely reported as a cause of cerebral venous thrombosis but its pathogenic relationship with cerebral venous thrombosis is still unknown. A previously healthy 25-year old woman presented with headache, nausea, vomiting, and slight confusion. A magnetic resonance imaging and venogram revealed an infarction involving the right frontal subcortical white matter and left thalamus, with thrombosis in the internal cerebral vein, the vein of Galen. Etiological investigations for cerebral venous thrombosis disclosed no precipitating factors other than iron deficiency anemia. The patient's symptoms rapidly improved with anticoagulation and no neurologic deficits remained. We report a rare case of deep cerebral vein thrombosis associated with iron deficiency anemia without reactive thrombocytosis.

Keyword

Cerebral venous thrombosis; Iron deficiency anemia; Deep cerebral vein; Magnetic resonance imaging

MeSH Terms

Adult
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency*
Cerebral Veins
Female
Headache
Humans
Infarction
Iron*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Nausea
Neurologic Manifestations
Precipitating Factors
Thalamus
Thrombocytosis
Thrombosis
Venous Thrombosis*
Vomiting
Iron