Cerebral venous thrombosis and its hemorrhagic complications
https://doi.org/10.14412/2074-2711-2021-2-10-18
Abstract
Cerebral sinus thrombosis or cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is an important cause of nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage in younger patients. CVT is associated with multiple risk factors and clinical conditions, is often undetected or verified late, and most importantly, has a relatively good prognosis if the treatment is started early. In this review, we describe CVT epidemiology and risk factors, analyze its pathophysiology and clinical symptoms and discuss modern diagnostic approaches to diagnosis, treatment and secondary prevention. The article emphasizes the hemorrhagic presentations of CVT, which in clinical settings are difficult to diagnose and treat.
About the Author
A. A. Kulesh
E.A. Wagner Perm State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russia, 614590, Perm, 26 Petropavlovskaya St.
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