Preferred Label : lateral sinus thrombosis;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : thromboses, lateral sinus; transverse sinus thrombosis; transverse sinus thromboses; thrombosis, lateral sinus; lateral sinus thromboses; sinus thromboses, transverse; thromboses, transverse sinus; thrombosis, transverse sinus;
MeSH hyponym : lateral sinus thrombophlebitis; septic phlebitis, lateral sinus; Phlebitis, Lateral Sinus, Septic; Thrombophlebitis, Lateral Sinus;
Origin ID : D020227;
UMLS CUI : C0270639;
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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.