Recurrent Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Treated with Direct Oral Anticoagulants in a Japanese Man with Hereditary Protein C Deficiency
We herein report a case involving a 32-year-old Japanese man with recurrent cerebral venous thrombosis due to hereditary protein C deficiency. He was admitted to our hospital with impaired consciousness. Brain magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated high intensities diffusely along the bilateral sulci and magnetic resonance venography revealed left transverse sinus and superior sagittal sinus stenoses. His father had a history of cerebral infarction and venous thrombosis. The protein C activity level examined by chromogenic synthetic substrate assay was markedly reduced.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Kazuyuki Saito, Kazuyuki Ishii, Konosuke Furuta, Masaki Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Wada, Eriko Morishita Tags: Case Report Source Type: research