Diseases

Lateral Sinus Thrombosis

Formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) in the LATERAL SINUSES. This condition is often associated with ear infections (OTITIS MEDIA or MASTOIDITIS) without antibiotic treatment. In developed nations, lateral sinus thrombosis can result from CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; THROMBOPHILIA; and other conditions. Clinical features include HEADACHE; VERTIGO; and increased intracranial pressure.

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Formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) in the LATERAL SINUSES. This condition is often associated with ear infections (OTITIS MEDIA or MASTOIDITIS) without antibiotic treatment. In developed nations, lateral sinus thrombosis can result from CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; THROMBOPHILIA; and other conditions. Clinical features include HEADACHE; VERTIGO; and increased intracranial pressure.

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12 entry terms
  • Thrombosis, Lateral Sinus
  • Transverse Sinus Thrombosis
  • Lateral Sinus Thromboses
  • Sinus Thromboses, Transverse
  • Thromboses, Lateral Sinus
  • Thromboses, Transverse Sinus
  • Thrombosis, Transverse Sinus
  • Transverse Sinus Thromboses
  • Lateral Sinus Thrombophlebitis
  • Phlebitis, Lateral Sinus, Septic
  • Septic Phlebitis, Lateral Sinus
  • Thrombophlebitis, Lateral Sinus

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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  • Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial (1968-1999)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Lateral Sinus Thrombosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020227. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020227
  2. Lateral Sinus Thrombosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18555981