Rare case of simultaneous cerebral artery and venous sinus thrombosis in the setting of elevated factor VIII and combined oral contraceptive pills

We report a rare case of combined cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and ischemic stroke in a 35-year-old female on combined oral contraceptive pills (COCPs) with persistently elevated factor VIII, presenting with headache and sudden onset vertigo, found to have extensive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and PICA territory ischemic infarct.

Source: Clinical Case Reports - March 15, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Abeer Sabry Safan, Omnia A Hamid, Abdulrahman Al ‐Mashdali, Arwa AlSaud, Shaikha Al‐Shokri, Abdelrahman Hamad Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research