Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis and bilateral sixth-nerve palsy in a child with nephrotic syndrome

Pediatr Nephrol. 2007 May;22(5):753-5. doi: 10.1007/s00467-006-0419-5. Epub 2007 Mar 2.

Abstract

We report on a patient with nephrotic syndrome who developed superior sagittal sinus thrombosis. He presented with double vision due to bilateral sixth-nerve palsy and papilledema. The thrombosis resolved with intravenous heparin and oral corticosteroids. A month later there were no signs of ocular movement paresis, and both optic nerves were normal.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abducens Nerve Diseases / drug therapy
  • Abducens Nerve Diseases / pathology*
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Brain / pathology
  • Child
  • Diplopia / etiology
  • Heparin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Nephrotic Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Nephrotic Syndrome / pathology*
  • Papilledema / pathology
  • Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Heparin