Venous Sinus Thrombosis due to Vaccine-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT): A Case Report. Issue 1 (June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ramrakhiani, Neetu; Mamodia, Palak; Sharma, Devang; Agarwal, Nitesh
• Is Part Of: Journal of stroke medicine. Volume 5:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 96
• Page End: 99
• Publication Date: 2022-06
• Subjects: VITT -- Oxford vaccine -- Venous sinus thrombosis; Cerebrovascular disease -- Periodicals; Cerebrovascular disease -- Treatment -- Periodicals; 616.81005
• DOI: 10.1177/25166085221082438
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2516-6085

Abstract

Patient, 19-year-old male, presented with fever, abdominal pain, headache, and vomiting presented after vaccination with ChAdOx1 CoV-19 (AstraZeneca, University of Oxford, and Serum Institute of India, and adenoviral-based vaccine) with alteration in sensorium and thrombocytopenia. He was diagnosed to have extensive venous sinus thrombosis with mass effect, midline shift, and underwent decompressive hemicraniotomy. He had a good outcome.