title: Thrombosis of intracranial venous sinuses: aetiology, clinical findings and prognosis of 56 patients.
abstract: Cerebral venous thrombosis may occur as a complication of infectious and noninfectious processes. In this study 56 patients with angiographically proven cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) affecting dural sinuses are being reported. Sixty-one percent of the patients were female and 60% were below 30 years of age. Sixty-four percent of the patients had lateral sinus thrombosis and in 26.8% of the cases a septic focus has been found. The diagnosis is established by serial angiography and clinical findings. CVT is not a rare disease while the clinical diagnosis may be difficult because of the variable modes of onset. As the CT findings are found to be non-specific, angiography remains as the best diagnostic tool. Early diagnosis, controlled intracranial pressure, and appropriate antibiotic treatment may reduce the mortality and morbidity rates due to CVT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karabudak
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Caner
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oztekin
authors.forename: O E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zileli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy