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ArticleForensic science, medicine, and pathology2022

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with COVID-19: an autopsy case report.

Shojiro Takasu, Mitsuko Ariizumi, Sari Matsumoto, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Kimiharu Iwadate

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Article in Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pathogenic mechanisms of cardiovascular damage in COVID-19.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024
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  2. Late seizures following cerebral venous thrombosis-may be a maladaptive attempt to release gravitational ischemia in the brain.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shojiro TakasuDepartment of Forensic Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan. s-takasu@jikei.ac.jp.
Mitsuko AriizumiDepartment of Forensic Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Sari MatsumotoDepartment of Forensic Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Hiroshi NakagawaDepartment of Forensic Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Kimiharu IwadateDepartment of Forensic Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Jikei University School of Medicine · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. COVID-19 has been reported to increase the propensity for systemic hypercoagulability and thromboembolism disorders such as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). A 66-year-old woman was found dead at her home. She had symptoms of fever, dizziness, and malaise 2 weeks prior to her death. However, her fever declined 3 days before death. Postmortem computed tomography conducted before the autopsy suggested CVST. On autopsy, a massive thrombus was observed from the cortical veins to the superior sagittal sinus and transverse sinus accompanied by a small infarction region in the left parietal region. Although the rapid antigen test was negative, the reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction test was positive for SARS-CoV-2, with a cycle threshold (Ct) value of 38.9. The serum C-reactive protein level was 0.532 mg/dL. COVID-19 was the only risk factor for CVST, and no other cause of death was determined. Therefore, the cause of death was determined as acute intracranial hypertension due to CVST associated with COVID-19. The patient died after the symptoms improved, the Ct value of RT-qPCR was 38.9, and the serum C-reactive protein level decreased. Therefore, CVST might have occurred in the convalescent phase of COVID-19 infection.

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COVID-19Sinus Thrombosis, IntracranialThrombosisAgedAutopsyFemaleHumansSARS-CoV-2AutopsyCerebral venous sinus thrombosisCOVID-19ForensicPostmortem CT

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PMID35067810
PMCPMC8784249
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