Rare case of Simultaneous Cerebral Artery and Venous Sinus in Thrombosis
in setting of elevated factor VIII and use of combined oral
contraceptive pills.
Abstract
We report a rare and first case of combined cerebral venous sinus
thrombosis and posterior internal carotid artery stroke in a 35-year-old
female on combined oral contraceptive pills (COCP), presented with
headache and vertigo, found to have extensive venous thrombosis and PICA
territory ischemic infarct with persistently elevated factor VIII.