Severe clinical course of ulcerative colitis and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis association

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract in which the pathogenesis is not known wholly. Thrombosis is an important risk that may be encountered in this disease and it is thought to be associated with the pathogenesis of IBD. Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary emboli are the most common thrombotic complications in IBD patients, however, cerebral vascular involvement is rare. In these patients, although thromboembolic complications are uncommon, they are important because of their high mortality. In this report, the clinical picture with a fatal course of a patient, newly diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, who developed a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is discussed.