Clinical and Etiological Profile of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

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dc.contributor.authorRajendran, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBose, Jithin Antonyen_US
dc.contributor.authorPonnu, S DCHen_US
dc.contributor.authorJayasankar, V Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorShameer, Pen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:11:57Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:11:57Z
dc.date.issued2020-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Cerebral Venous Thrombosis is an importantcause of stroke in the young. The importance of recognisingthis condition is that it carries a good prognosis if recognisedand treated early. Study objective was to analyse the clinicaland etiological profile of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis.Material and Methods: Prospective cross sectional studyin patients attending OPD or emergency at a tertiary referralcentre in eastern Tamilnadu with history suggestive of CVTand in whom the diagnosis of CVT confirmed by imagingof brain (MRI and MRV) were included in the study aftermeeting the inclusion criteriaResult: Among the 33 patients included in the study, majorityaffected were young males, most common clinical presentationwas headache and most common sinus involved was superiorsagittal sinus. Pro thrombotic state was observed in 27% ofcases and alcohol addiction was found to highly prevalent inthe study population.Conclusion: Cerebral Venous Thrombois is found to besignificantly high in males and alcoholics. Compared to otherIndian studies there was not much disparity in clinical profileand risk factors.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Government Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur-613004, Tamil Naduen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Department of Neurology, Government Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur-613004, Tamil Naduen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Department of Neurology, Government Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur-613004, Tamil Naduen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Department of Neurology, Government Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur-613004, Tamil Naduen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Department of Neurology, Government Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur-613004, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationRajendran A., Bose Jithin Antony, Ponnu S DCH, Jayasankar V R, Shameer P. Clinical and Etiological Profile of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . 2020 Jan; 7(1): a1-a4en_US
dc.identifier.issn2393-915X
dc.identifier.issn2454-7379
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202762
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Society for Contemporary Medical Researchen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijcmr.2020.7.1.49en_US
dc.subjectPapilledemaen_US
dc.subjectCerebral Venous Thrombosisen_US
dc.subjectMR Venogramen_US
dc.subjectYoung Strokeen_US
dc.titleClinical and Etiological Profile of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosisen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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