Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2017
STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF CEREBRAL VENOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS
Dr. Koona Sree Devi, Dr. B. Tejeswara Rao, Dr. B. Akhila
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Aim of the Study: To study the clinical features risk factors and outcome of cereal venous sinus thrombosis
Methods:
30 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of cereal venous sinus thrombosis were taken up for the study. Detailed history clinical examination carried out in all cases and cereal venous sinuses thrombosis was confirmed by CT Scan or conventional MRI or MR venogram.
Inclusion Criteria: All patients suspected to have cereal venous sinus thrombosis were evaluated but only those with confirmed diagnosis based on neuroimaging of cereal venous sinus thrumbosis were taken up for the study.
Exclusion Criteria: Arterial infarcts, age below 18yrs were excluded from the study.
Results: The Mean age of presentation in the study was 37–64years, out of 30 patients 15 were males and 15 were females with a sex ration of 1:1. Majority of patients presented with Headache as the prominent symptom (73.33%) followed by convulsions (46.67%) and focal deficits. Overall outcome is good with 67.86% of patients with complete recovery at the time of discharge and a mortality rate of 6.67%.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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Dr. KOONA SREE DEVI, Dr. B. TEJESWARA RAO, Dr. B.Akhila, STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF CEREBRAL VENOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017
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Dr. KOONA SREE DEVI, Dr. B. TEJESWARA RAO, Dr. B.Akhila, STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE AND OUTCOME OF CEREBRAL VENOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-12 | December-2017
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