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*The symptoms of [[cerebral venous thrombosis]](CVT) usually develop in the first decade of life, and start with [[symptoms]] such as [[headache]], [[seizures]], [[neurological]] deficits, [[visual]] [[impairment]], decreased level of [[consciousness]]. | *The symptoms of [[cerebral venous thrombosis]](CVT) usually develop in the first decade of life, and start with [[symptoms]] such as [[headache]], [[seizures]], [[neurological]] deficits, [[visual]] [[impairment]], decreased level of [[consciousness]]. <ref name="BushnellSaposnik2014">{{cite journal|last1=Bushnell|first1=Cheryl|last2=Saposnik|first2=Gustavo|title=Evaluation and Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis|journal=CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology|volume=20|year=2014|pages=335–351|issn=1080-2371|doi=10.1212/01.CON.0000446105.67173.a8}}</ref><ref name="FaizVetvik2018">{{cite journal|last1=Faiz|first1=Kashif Waqar|last2=Vetvik|first2=Kjersti Grøtta|last3=Harper|first3=Charlotte Elena|last4=Kristoffersen|first4=Espen Saxhaug|title=Cerebral venetrombose – forekomst, diagnostikk og behandling|journal=Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening|year=2018|issn=0029-2001|doi=10.4045/tidsskr.17.1047}}</ref> | ||
* 15% of patients with CVT may progress to develop residual [[epilepsy]], [[cognitive]] impairment, recurrent CVT or systemic [[thromboembolism]]. | * 15% of patients with CVT may progress to develop residual [[epilepsy]], [[cognitive]] impairment, recurrent CVT or systemic [[thromboembolism]]. |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sharmi Biswas, M.B.B.S
Overview
Common complications of cerebral venous thrombosis include neurological deficits, coma, and death.
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
- The symptoms of cerebral venous thrombosis(CVT) usually develop in the first decade of life, and start with symptoms such as headache, seizures, neurological deficits, visual impairment, decreased level of consciousness. [1][2]
- 15% of patients with CVT may progress to develop residual epilepsy, cognitive impairment, recurrent CVT or systemic thromboembolism.
Complications
- Common complications of [disease name] include:
- Hydrocephalus
- Cognitive impairment
- Neurological deficit
- Residual epilepsy
- Coma
- Death
Prognosis
References
- ↑ Bushnell, Cheryl; Saposnik, Gustavo (2014). "Evaluation and Management of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis". CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology. 20: 335–351. doi:10.1212/01.CON.0000446105.67173.a8. ISSN 1080-2371.
- ↑ Faiz, Kashif Waqar; Vetvik, Kjersti Grøtta; Harper, Charlotte Elena; Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug (2018). "Cerebral venetrombose – forekomst, diagnostikk og behandling". Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. doi:10.4045/tidsskr.17.1047. ISSN 0029-2001.