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Pathak A, Singh VK, Kumar A, Mishra VN, Joshi D, Chaurasia RN. Predictive Value of Combination of D-dimer and Fibrinogen in Diagnosing Acute CVST. Ann Neurosci 2022; 28:156-161. [PMID: 35341225 PMCID: PMC8948324 DOI: 10.1177/09727531211063138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is an uncommon subtype of stroke, and
the role of D-dimer and fibrinogen in early diagnosis of CVST has been
studied with varying results. The present study aims to study the role of
the combination of D-dimer and fibrinogen in early diagnosis of acute
CVST. Methods: Forty consecutive confirmed acute CVST cases admitted at a tertiary care
center were recruited for the study. D-dimer and fibrinogen were assessed by
a rapid semiquantitative latex agglutination assay. Results: Out of the 40 CVST patients, 21 (52.50%) were females. The mean age of the
patients was 37.58 years ± 19.17 years. Common clinical features were
headache (N = 38 [95%]), papilloedema (N =
15 [37.5%]), and seizures (N = 12 [30%]). Although the
sensitivity (75%) of the combination of D-dimer and fibrinogen assay was
lower than that of D-dimer or fibrinogen alone, the specificity and positive
predictive value (75% each) was higher. Conclusion: The combination of D-dimer and fibrinogen testing may aid in an early
diagnosis of acute CVST and in better management.
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- Abhishek Pathak
- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.,First authorship and equal contribution
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.,First authorship and equal contribution
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Bostan A, Țăpoi LC, Barcan MN, Florea L. Cerebral vein thrombosis associated with MTHFR A1289C mutation gene in a young postpartum woman. Arch Clin Cases 2021; 6:26-30. [PMID: 34754905 PMCID: PMC8565696 DOI: 10.22551/2019.22.0601.10150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare cerebrovascular disease that accounts for approximately 1% of strokes, with an incidence of 3-4 cases / million inhabitants per year, with a significant mortality rate of 10-13%. Pregnancy and puerperal period are physiological states that predispose to thrombosis through hypercoagulability due to hormonal change. These alterations occur in blood flow, vascular wall and clotting factors and while superimposed on a genetically predisposing field, create the optimal conditions for the occurrence of embolic phenomena. Here we present the case of a young, secondipara woman with recurrent thrombotic events, even under optimal anticoagulation therapy, where the extensive laboratory investigations identified the predisposing terrain: the heterozygous mutation of the MTHFR A1289C gene.
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- Alexandru Bostan
- Department of Cardiology, "Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu" Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Cardiology, "Prof. Dr. George I. M. Georgescu" Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Radiology, "Prof. Dr. Nicolae Oblu", Emergency Clinical Hospital, Iasi, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, "Dr C.I. Parhon", Iasi, Romania.,"Grigore T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
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Bai C, Wang Z, Stone C, Zhou D, Ding J, Ding Y, Ji X, Meng R. Pathogenesis and Management in Cerebrovenous Outflow Disorders. Aging Dis 2021; 12:203-222. [PMID: 33532137 PMCID: PMC7801276 DOI: 10.14336/ad.2020.0404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
In keeping with its status as one of the major causes of disability and mortality worldwide, brain damage induced by cerebral arterial disease has been the subject of several decades of scientific investigation, which has resulted in a vastly improved understanding of its pathogenesis. Brain injury mediated by venous etiologies, however, such as cerebral, jugular, and vertebral venous outflow disturbance, have been largely ignored by clinicians. Unfortunately, this inattention is not proportional to the severity of cerebral venous diseases, as the impact they exact on the quality of life of affected patients may be no less than that of arterial diseases. This is evident in disease sequelae such as cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT)-mediated visual impairment, epilepsy, and intracranial hypertension; and the long-term unbearable head noise, tinnitus, headache, dizziness, sleeping disorder, and even severe intracranial hypertension induced by non-thrombotic cerebral venous sinus (CVS) stenosis and/or internal jugular venous (IJV) stenosis. In addition, the vertebral venous system (VVS), a large volume, valveless vascular network that stretches from the brain to the pelvis, provides a conduit for diffuse transmission of tumors, infections, or emboli, with potentially devastating clinical consequences. Moreover, the lack of specific features and focal neurologic signs seen with arterial etiologies render cerebral venous disease prone to both to misdiagnoses and missed diagnoses. It is therefore imperative that awareness be raised, and that as comprehensive an understanding as possible of these issues be cultivated. In this review, we attempt to facilitate these goals by systematically summarizing recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these entities, including CVT, CVS stenosis, and IJV stenosis, with the aim of providing a valid, practical reference for clinicians.
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- Chaobo Bai
- 1Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,2Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,3Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,2Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,3Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 4Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- 1Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,2Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,3Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,2Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,3Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 3Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,4Department of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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- 2Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,3Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,5Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- 1Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,2Advanced Center of Stroke, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China.,3Department of China-America Institute of Neuroscience, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Durmuș B, Yperzeele L, Zuurbier SM. Cerebral venous thrombosis in women of childbearing age: diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis during a future pregnancy. Ther Adv Neurol Disord 2020; 13:1756286420945169. [PMID: 33747127 PMCID: PMC7903813 DOI: 10.1177/1756286420945169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Sex-specific risk factors for cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) in women include oral contraceptives, pregnancy, puerperium, and hormone replacement therapy. The acute treatment of CVT is anticoagulation using therapeutic doses of low molecular weight heparin, which is also the preferred treatment in the post-acute phase in pregnancy and during breastfeeding. In patients with imminent brain herniation decompressive surgery is probably life-saving. A medical history of CVT alone is not a contraindication for future pregnancies. The optimal dosage of low molecular weight heparin as thrombosis prophylaxis during future pregnancies after a history of venous thrombosis including CVT is the topic of an ongoing trial.
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- Büșra Durmuș
- Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Stroke Unit & NeuroVascular Centre Antwerp, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Antwerp; Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium
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Clinico-radiological profile of CVT patients and its correlation with D-dimer. J Clin Neurosci 2020; 78:139-142. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.04.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Almqvist H, Mazya M, Falk Delgado A, Falk Delgado A. Radiological evaluation in patients with clinical suspicion of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting with nontraumatic headache - a retrospective observational study with a validation cohort. BMC Med Imaging 2020; 20:24. [PMID: 32103735 PMCID: PMC7045590 DOI: 10.1186/s12880-020-00426-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Clinical suspicion of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is imprecise due to non-specific symptoms such as headache. The aim was to retrospectively assess the diagnostic value of nonenhanced CT (neCT) in patients with nontraumatic headache and clinically suspected CVST. METHODS A retrospective consecutive series of patients referred 2013-2015 for radiology were evaluated. Eligible patients had nontraumatic headache and suspicion of CVST stated in the referral, investigated with CT venography (CTV) and nonenhanced CT (neCT). neCT scans were re-evaluated for the presence of CVST or other pathology. All CTVs were checked for the presence of CVST. The validation cohort consisted of 10 patients with nontraumatic CVT (2017-2019). RESULTS Less than 1% (1/104) had a suspected thrombus on neCT, confirmed by subsequent CTV. The remaining 99% had a CTV excluding CVST. Eleven percent had other imaging findings explaining their symptoms. In the patient with CVST, the thrombosed dural sinus was high attenuating (maximum HU 89) leading to the suspicion of CVST confirmed by CTV. The validation cohort (n = 10) confirmed the presence of a high attenuating (HU > 65) venous structure in the presence of a confirmed thrombus in all patients presenting within 10 days (suspicion written in referral, 10%). CONCLUSIONS Despite clinical suspicion, imaging findings of CVST in nontraumatic headache are uncommon. Evaluating neCT for high attenuation in dural sinuses, followed by CTV for confirmation in selected cases seems reasonable. CVST should be recognized by all radiologists and requires a high level of awareness when reading neCT for other indications.
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- Håkan Almqvist
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17176, Stockholm, Solna, Sweden.,Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, 17176, Stockholm, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17176, Stockholm, Solna, Sweden.,Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 17176, Stockholm, Solna, Sweden. .,Department of Neuroradiology, Karolinska University Hospital, 17176, Stockholm, Solna, Sweden.
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Luo Y, Tian X, Wang X. Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Review. Front Aging Neurosci 2018; 10:2. [PMID: 29441008 PMCID: PMC5797620 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), also called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), is a cerebrovascular disease with diverse clinical manifestations that often affects young adults, women of childbearing age, and children. It's most common clinical manifestations are headache, seizures, altered consciousness, and neurological focal signs on physical examination. CVT can manifest as a single symptom, or it can present as a syndrome consisting of multiple symptoms. This non-specific clinical picture makes diagnosing CVT difficult. Although the mortality rate of CVT has been significantly reduced by improvements in treatment and diagnostic techniques, the mortality rate of severe CVT remains as high as 34.2%. Survivors of this type of CVT have varying degrees of residual symptoms and are not able to return to their previous work. Hence, we performed a comprehensive literature search in the PubMed, EMBASE, and Medline databases to review the diagnosis and treatment of CVT.
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- Yaxi Luo
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurology, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurology, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Neurology, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Center of Epilepsy, Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Beijing, China
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Marwah S, Shailesh GH, Gupta S, Sharma M, Mittal P. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Pregnancy-A Poignant Allegory of an Unusual Case. J Clin Diagn Res 2017; 10:QD08-QD09. [PMID: 28208950 DOI: 10.7860/jcdr/2016/22822.9071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT), also known as cortical venous, cerebral sinus, cerebral venous sinus, or dural sinus thrombosis, is an infrequent grave condition affecting pregnant females, resulting from clot formation in one of the many outflow tracts of the brain. Although pregnancy-associated stroke or CVT is uncommon, the risk of stroke is greatly increased above the low baseline rate in young patients during late pregnancy and, even more so, during the puerperium. Haemorrhagic infarction can occur in the acute stage of CVT. The article reports a case of CVT in puerperium in woman without any risk factors for thrombosis, highlighting the difficulties encountered in differentiating this rare cause from common diagnoses such as eclampsia. Also, clinical considerations and relevant literature review on prognostic factors affecting outcome have been addressed. CVT is an uncommon serious neurologic disorder in young gravidas requiring prudent assessment of the potential differential diagnoses and prompt management.
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- Sheeba Marwah
- Research Officer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India
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- Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India
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- Postgraduate Student, Department of Obstetrics And Gynecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India
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- Professor and Consultant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India
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- Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital , New Delhi, India
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