Cerebral “eThrombosis”: Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated with Prolonged Sitting in Front of a Computer

Abstract

Venous thromboembolism caused by prolonged sitting during air travel has been recognised as economy-class syndrome for more than 30 years. Since 2003, the term “eThrombosis” has been proposed to describe the 21st Century variant of venous thromboembolism associated with immobilisation. We reported a case of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting with severe headache after a prolonged period of sitting for over 12 hours in front of a computer for recreational purpose. We described this case as cerebral “eThrombosis”. Considering the widespread use of computers for many purposes including working, recreation and communications in the present digital era, we would like to put forward that prolonged immobilisation associated with computer use is a possible provoking risk factor of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.