ArticleFrontiers in neurology
Successful management of cavernous sinus thrombosis without anticoagulation: a neuro-ophthalmologic case report.
Article in Frontiers in neurology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is a rare and life-threatening neuro-ophthalmologic emergency. The role of adjunctive anticoagulation in infection-driven CST-especially when patients respond rapidly to antibiotics-remains a clinically significant dilemma. We report the case of a 50-year-old male presenting with acute right periorbital swelling, proptosis, ocular pain, and headache. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed right cavernous sinus thrombosis secondary to bilateral sinusitis. After multidisciplinary review, anticoagulation was withheld due to the patient's prompt clinical improvement on targeted intravenous antibiotics (meropenem/ertapenem) and concerns regarding bleeding risk. Complete symptomatic and radiological recovery was achieved, as evidenced by serial MRI follow-up over eight months. This case demonstrates that in selected patients with septic CST and a treatable infectious source, aggressive antibiotic therapy alone may lead to full resolution. It highlights the value of individualized management and contributes to the ongoing discussion on the timing and necessity of anticoagulation in this complex condition.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.