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Cavernous sinus thrombosis
A condition in which a blood clot forms in the large vein at the base of the brain.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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What is a cavernous sinus thrombosis?
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My father was diagnosed with cavernous sinus thrombosis. Should I be worried for him?
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Cavernous sinus thrombosis risk from picking at sore in nose and making it bleed?
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I am scared I have cavernous sinus thrombosis because I picked my nose and now I have head pain. Thoughts?
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How common is cavernous sinus thrombosis from infection spread through open sore in nose?
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Could I have cavernous sinus thrombosis?sinus all summer.Eye red.i feel normal now,but never any mucus.Blood vessels dialted eyes.ugly.eye Exam norma
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Severe headache, blurry vision, stiff neck. Ct scan normal. ER doc felt confident. Could A CT scan have missed a cavernous sinus thrombosis?
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If I have cavernous sinus thrombosis wouldn't I know it by now?Ct scan in July showed sinus infection.had eye pain & stillhave dialited blood vessels
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What teeth when infected can spread to your sinuses and cause a brain abscess or cause Cavernous sinus thrombosis? My front upper tooth the one right under my nose is infected. I have to wait to get in pulled taking antibiotics. Can that tooth spread?
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Cushing's cavernous sinus radiation concerns? Can radiation cause thrombosis? Is radiation here debilitating during? Trying to get SSI disability.
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What Specialist treat Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis?
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