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Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience

A Rare Cause of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Prothrombin G20210A Mutation

  1. M. Mansour
  2. A. Ghariani
  3. T. Ben Younes
  4. W. Kacem
  5. R. Mrissa

Abstract

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) represents a significant cause of cerebrovascular accident. Numerous intracranial or systemic disorders may generate CVT, thus, a thorough etiologic assessment is needed. Among the non-infectious causes of CVT, congenital thrombophilia, Factor V Leiden mutation and Prothrombin (G20210A) mutation in particular, are the commonest. The authors reported hereby an unusual case of a CVT revealing a Prothrombin gene (G20210A) mutation in a 74-year-old patient. Keywords: Cerebral venous thrombosis, thrombophilia, Prothrombin mutation G20210ACite this ArticleM. Mansour, A. Ghariani, T. Ben Younes, et al. A Rare Cause of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Prothrombin G 20210 A Mutation. Research and Reviews: Journal of Neuroscience. 2018; 8(1): 28–31p.
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