Cerebral sinus thrombosis secondary to epidural anaesthesia

ABSTRACT

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis [CVST] is an uncommon, and yet potentially fatal, condition; we present a rare case of CVST as a complication of epidural anaesthesia used for caesarean section, we review different aspects of CVST in terms of epidemiology, aetiology, investigations, and treatment, as well as most acceptable theory explaining the pathogenesis in our case report