Unmasking Hypercoagulability: Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis Attributed to Pernicious Anemia in a Patient With Normal Hemoglobin Levels

Tiwanna B. Mclaughlin; Kiera Brigh Turner; Rida Altaf; Mario Madruga; Stephen J. Carlan

doi:10.12659/AJCR.951023

31 March 2026 : Case report USA

Unmasking Hypercoagulability: Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis Attributed to Pernicious Anemia in a Patient With Normal Hemoglobin Levels

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Clinical situation which can not be reproduced for ethical reasons

Tiwanna B. Mclaughlin^{ABCE 1}, Kiera Brigh Turner

^{ABCE 1}, Rida Altaf^{BCDE 1}, Mario Madruga^{CDE 1}, Stephen J. Carlan

^{CDEF 2*}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951023

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951023

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Figure 2 Sagittal magnetic resonance imaging scan of the brain showing thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus (orange arrow). Blue arrow indicates intraparenchymal hemorrhage.

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