AN INTERESTING CASE OF STROKE IN THE YOUNG

Stroke occurring in the young population is due to causes different and diverse from that of the elderly. Apart from cardioembolic origin which is the most common etiology of stroke in the young, collagen vascular diseases, vasculitis, hematological disorders etc cause stroke in the young. In this report we present an interesting case of stroke in a 22 yr old male who presented with acute onset hemiplegia and status epilepticus, imaging revealed cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, patient dramatically improved with intravenous anticoagulants along with other supportive measures like antiepileptics, anticerebral edema measures. On further nvestigation, he was found to have Protein C deficiency and advised lifelong oral anticoagulation, and antiepileptic