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== Overview == | |||
[[Symptoms]] of [[cerebral venous sinus thrombosis]] often overlap with the [[clinical]] presentations of other [[strokes]]. [[Headache]] is the most common presenting [[symptom]] followed by [[seizure]], [[unconsciousness]], [[cognitive]] impairments. | |||
==History and Symptoms== | |||
===Symptoms=== | ===Symptoms=== | ||
Headache is a common presentation (present in 90% of cases); it tends to worsen over a period of several days, but may also develop suddenly ([[thunderclap headache]]).<ref name=Stam2005/> The headache may be the only symptom of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.<ref name=Cumurciuc2005>{{cite journal |author=Cumurciuc R, Crassard I, Sarov M, Valade D, Bousser MG |title=Headache as the only neurological sign of cerebral venous thrombosis: a series of 17 cases |journal=J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. |volume=76 |issue=8 |pages=1084–7 |year=2005 |pmid=16024884 |doi=10.1136/jnnp.2004.056275}}</ref> | |||
*[[Headache]]: It is a common presentation (present in 90% of cases); it tends to worsen over a period of several days, but may also develop suddenly ([[thunderclap headache]]).<ref name="Stam2005">{{cite journal |author=Stam J |title=Thrombosis of the cerebral veins and sinuses |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=352 |issue=17 |pages=1791–8 |year=2005 |pmid=15858188 |doi=10.1056/NEJMra042354}}</ref> The headache may be the only symptom of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.<ref name="Cumurciuc2005">{{cite journal |author=Cumurciuc R, Crassard I, Sarov M, Valade D, Bousser MG |title=Headache as the only neurological sign of cerebral venous thrombosis: a series of 17 cases |journal=J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. |volume=76 |issue=8 |pages=1084–7 |year=2005 |pmid=16024884 |doi=10.1136/jnnp.2004.056275}}</ref> | |||
*Inability to move one or more limbs | |||
*Weakness on one side of the face | |||
*[[Aphasia]] | |||
*[[Seizure]]s: 40% of all patients have seizure. It is more in women before and after birth.<ref name="EFNS">{{cite journal |author=Einhäupl K, Bousser MG, de Bruijn SF, ''et al'' |title=EFNS guideline on the treatment of cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis |journal=Eur. J. Neurol. |volume=13 |issue=6 |pages=553–9 |year=2006 |pmid=1679657 | |||
|doi=10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01398.x}}</ref> | |||
**[[Focal seizures]] | |||
**[[Tonic-clonic seizure]] | |||
**[[Status epilepticus]]<ref name="Stam2005" /> | |||
*[[Coma|Depressed level of consciousness]] and otherwise unexplained changes in [[mental status]] are common symptoms in the elderly.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Ferro JM, Canhão P, Bousser MG, Stam J, Barinagarrementeria F |title=Cerebral vein and dural sinus thrombosis in elderly patients |journal=Stroke |volume=36 |issue=9 |pages=1927–32 |year=2005 |pmid=16100024 Common symptoms in the elderly with this condition|doi=10.1161/01.STR.0000177894.05495.54}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Symptoms of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis often overlap with the clinical presentations of other strokes. Headache is the most common presenting symptom followed by seizure, unconsciousness, cognitive impairments.
History and Symptoms
Symptoms
- Headache: It is a common presentation (present in 90% of cases); it tends to worsen over a period of several days, but may also develop suddenly (thunderclap headache).[1] The headache may be the only symptom of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.[2]
- Inability to move one or more limbs
- Weakness on one side of the face
- Aphasia
- Seizures: 40% of all patients have seizure. It is more in women before and after birth.[3]
- Depressed level of consciousness and otherwise unexplained changes in mental status are common symptoms in the elderly.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stam J (2005). "Thrombosis of the cerebral veins and sinuses". N. Engl. J. Med. 352 (17): 1791–8. doi:10.1056/NEJMra042354. PMID 15858188.
- ↑ Cumurciuc R, Crassard I, Sarov M, Valade D, Bousser MG (2005). "Headache as the only neurological sign of cerebral venous thrombosis: a series of 17 cases". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. 76 (8): 1084–7. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2004.056275. PMID 16024884.
- ↑ Einhäupl K, Bousser MG, de Bruijn SF; et al. (2006). "EFNS guideline on the treatment of cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis". Eur. J. Neurol. 13 (6): 553–9. doi:10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01398.x. PMID 1679657.
- ↑ Ferro JM, Canhão P, Bousser MG, Stam J, Barinagarrementeria F (2005). "Cerebral vein and dural sinus thrombosis in elderly patients". Stroke. 36 (9): 1927–32. doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000177894.05495.54. PMID Common symptoms in the elderly with this condition 16100024 Common symptoms in the elderly with this condition Check
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