Citation

Lebowitz DC, Ko MW, Cameron EK, Ko PY. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 2014; 30(3): 177-179.

Affiliation

From the *Florida Hospital Medical Center, Orlando, FL; †SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; and ‡Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/PEC.0000000000000088

PMID

24589805

Abstract

Posttraumatic cerebral sinus thrombosis is an uncommon disease in children that is rarely seen in the setting of a closed head injury. We report a 6-year-old boy who developed cerebral sinus thrombosis after an apparent minor head injury. The clinical presentation, neuroimaging findings, and treatment strategies are discussed. Serial neurological evaluation and close observation are important, and the decision for anticoagulation should be carefully considered with hematological consultants.

Language: en