Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

Case Report

Cerebral Arterial Thrombosis in Ulcerative Colitis

Table 1

“Cerebral Arterial Thrombosis in Ulcerative Colitis”: table of cases reported in international literature.
AuthorSexAgeSite cerebral ischemiaExtension UCUC activityThrombophilia screeningDrugsFollowup
Houissa et al., (2011) [3]F25Right lent reg and thalamusNot specifiedYesNegSteroid, LMWHRecovered
Houissa et al., (2011) [3]M24Left middle cer artPancolitisYesNeg Steroid, LMWHResidual right hemiparesis
Joshi et al., (2008) [4] F 24Left middle cer artNot specifiedYesNegAzathioprineEpilepsy
Joshi et al., (2008) [4] M55Right parietal lobeLeft colitisYes NegSteroid, LMWHColectomy
Keene et al., (2001) [5]F13 Not specifiedYesNot determined Subtotal colectomy
Fukuhara et al., (1993) [6]M18Ventromedial ponsNot specifiedYesNot determinedSteroidRecovered
Tomomasa et al., (1993) [7]F12Left anterior middle cerebral infarctionNot specifiedYesNot determinedAntibiotics, prednisoloneSeminomatous condition
Paradis et al., (1985) [8]F12Left hemispheric infarctNot specifiedYesNot determined Recovered
Schneiderman et al., (1979) [9]F12Left posterior cerebral artery infarctNot specifiedYesNot determinedSteroid, sulphasalazineDied for cardiac failure
Mayeux and Fahn, (1978) [10]M17Right posterior frontal area infarctNot specifiedYesNot determinedSteroid, antibioticsSlowly improved
Yassinger et al., (1976) [11]F15Right frontal lobe infarctNot specifiedYesNot determinedSteroidRecovered
Patterson et al., (1971) [12]M11Cerebral emboliNot specifiedYesNot determined Colectomy