Abstract

AMAYA GONZALEZ, Pablo; RAMIREZ, Sergio Francisco  and  RODRIGUEZ, Jesús Hernán. Cerebral venous thrombosis. Acta Neurol Colomb. [online]. 2012, vol.28, n.2, pp.70-75. ISSN 0120-8748.

INTRODUCTION: although cerebral venous thrombosis represents a small proportion of cerebrovascular disease, its incidence and prevalence has increased in recent years. This phenomenon can be explained by the improved access to noninvasive diagnostic methods and the development of more specialized techniques in magnetic resonance image (MRI). Also, it is convenient to know demographic and clinical aspects of this entity in our environment. OBJECTIVE: the aim of this study was to describe demographic and clinical features in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis and its complications in a cases series from a high complexity hospital in Bogotá, Colombia, and determine the association between risk factors and clinical complications in the acute phase. MATERIALS AND METHODS: clinical records belonging to patients with cerebral venous thrombosis were analyzed in order to obtain data regarding to demographic information, clinical condition and complications. RESULTS: 38 clinical records were analyzed, among which 76.3% were of female patients, 60.5% of which were under 40. Thrombophilia was the most frequent risk factor in which antiphospolipid syndrome represented the most common condition. Other important conditions were pregnancy and post partum period. CONCLUSION: cerebral venous thrombosis is frequent in clinical practice. In this cases series: female gender at childbearing age was the most affected group. Although we did not find statistical correlation, women with anti-phospolipid syndrome represented the group with most chance of complications. Further studies with a larger sample or big population are necessary.

Keywords : Intracranial sinus thrombosis; Intracranial embolism and thrombosis; Intracranial thrombosis; Warfarin; Heparin.

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