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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Cavernous sinus thrombosis is defined as a blood clot in the cavernous sinus of the brain. The classic description is of [[headache]], [[papilledema]], [[seizures]], focal deficits, progressive [[coma]] and death with hemorrhagic infarction pathologically. | Cavernous sinus thrombosis is defined as a blood clot in the cavernous sinus of the brain. The classic description is of [[headache]], [[papilledema]], [[seizures]], focal deficits, progressive [[coma]] and death with hemorrhagic infarction pathologically. | ||
==Historical Perspective== | |||
The entity of cavernous sinus thrombosis has been recognized since Ribes described the entity at autopsy in 1825. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Cavernous sinus thrombosis is defined as a blood clot in the cavernous sinus of the brain. The classic description is of headache, papilledema, seizures, focal deficits, progressive coma and death with hemorrhagic infarction pathologically.
Historical Perspective
The entity of cavernous sinus thrombosis has been recognized since Ribes described the entity at autopsy in 1825.