Unusual causes of cerebral venous thrombosis.
J Pak Med Assoc
; 56(11): 501-6, 2006 Nov.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17183976
ABSTRACT
Cerebral venous thrombosis is a relatively uncommon condition afflicting mostly young adults. Thrombosis of cerebral veins or sinuses results in variable and nonspecific clinical features, including headache, lethargy, motor or sensory deficits, seizures, neck stiffness and sometimes fever. A multitude of conditions have been attributed as risk factors for CVT. The more common conditions include hereditary thrombophilia, pregnancy and purperium, postoperative state, intracranial and local infections and the use of oral contraceptives. Frequently, the cause of CVT is multifactorial, and in less than twenty percent of cases no clear risk factor is identified. In this review, we have focused on relatively rare and unusual causes of cerebral venous thrombosis. Many of the conditions described have very few reported cases and the causal relationship is not well established.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Trombose dos Seios Intracranianos
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Veias Cerebrais
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Trombose Venosa
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Trombose Intracraniana
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pak Med Assoc
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article