Markowitz R L, Ment L R, Gryboski J D
Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06510-8064.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1989 Apr;8(3):413-20. doi: 10.1097/00005176-198904000-00028.
Cerebral and retinal vascular disease are rare complications of inflammatory bowel disease. Most reports are of adult patients, with only seven instances described in children. The eighth case, a 14-year-old boy with ulcerative colitis and cerebral venous thrombosis is reported in whom the diagnosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. The adult and pediatric literature is also reviewed.