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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2011; 09(04): 489-492
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-2012-0518
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis in a child in remission from steroid sensitivenephrotic syndrome

Amish Udani
a   Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Children's Hospital, Chennai, India
,
Mahalingam Vijayakumar
a   Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Children's Hospital, Chennai, India
,
Nageswaran Prahlad
a   Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Children's Hospital, Chennai, India
,
Narayanan Mahesh
b   Department of Pediatric Neurology, Mehta Children's Hospital, Chennai, India
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27 August 2010

17 February 2011

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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

A 3-year-old male child with steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome under remission after daily dose of steroids for relapse and on alternate day steroids developed cerebral venous thrombosis and was treated successfully. Inherited prothrombotic risk factors were evaluated and were normal. Child is kept on anticoagulation therapy and is under follow-up.

Keywords

Cerebral venous thrombosis - inherited prothrombotic risk factors - steroid sensitive nephrotic syndrome - remission