Profi le of patients with Cerebral Venous Thrombosis at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital over One Year
Journal Title: Nepal Journal of Neuroscience - Year 2014, Vol 11, Issue 1
Abstract
Thrombosis of the dural sinus and/or cerebral veins (CVT) is an uncommon form of stroke, usually affecting young individuals. This study is done to fi nd the clinical profi le of patients with cerebral venous thrombosis admitted at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), a tertiary care hospital in Nepal for a period of one year. A retrospective study is done for patients admitted with the diagnosis of CVT over a period of one year from September 2012 to August 2013. A total of nineteen patients were admitted. CVT occurred during pregnancy or puerperium in 32% of patients. 74% of patients presented with headache as the presenting complaint and disc edema was seen in 79% of patients. Cerebral venous thrombosis is not an uncommon entity. Any young patient who presents with headache should have proper fundoscopy examination and cerebral venous thrombosis should be excluded in patients presenting with disc edema.
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Krishna Dhungana, MBBS, MD
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