Cavernous sinus thrombosis overview

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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.

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