Cavernous sinus thrombosis historical perspective
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]
Overview
Overview
Cerebral sinus thrombosis was first discovered by Ribes a french physician, in 1825. Rabies discovers the cavernous sinus thrombosis from the autopsy of a 45-year-old patient with headaches, epileptic seizures and delirium. The first postpartum cerebral sinus thrombosis first discovered by John Abercrombie, a Scottish physician, in a 24-year-old woman who developed headache and seizures 2 weeks after an unremarkable delivery In 1828. A subsequent autopsy revealed thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus and cortical veins.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Cerebral sinus thrombosis was first discovered by Ribes a french physician, in 1825.[1]
- Rabies discovers the cavernous sinus thrombosis from the autopsy of a 45-year-old patient with headaches, epileptic seizures and delirium.[1]
- The first postpartum cerebral sinus thrombosis first discovered by John Abercrombie, a Scottish physician, in a 24-year-old woman who developed headache and seizures 2 weeks after an unremarkable delivery In 1828.[2]
- A subsequent autopsy revealed thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus and cortical veins.
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Özgönül C, Ceylan OM, Mutlu FM, Altınsoy Hİ, Aparcı M (2015). “Abducens Palsy Due to Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Heart Failure”. Turk J Ophthalmol. 45 (4): 179–181. doi:10.4274/tjo.94468. PMC 5082278. PMID 27800228.
- ↑ Luo Y, Tian X, Wang X (2018). “Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Review”. Front Aging Neurosci. 10: 2. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2018.00002. PMC 5797620. PMID 29441008.
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