Cerebral venous and dural sinus thrombosis
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CLINICAL FEATURES The presentation of CVT can be acute, subacute or chronic. The presenting symptoms are grouped into four major syndromes (Bousser et al. 1997): • isolated intracranial hypertension – headache, visual obscurations, vomiting, papilloedema ± sixth nerve palsy (Biousse et al. 1999); • focal syndrome – focal or generalized seizure and/or a focal defi cit such as monoor hemi-paresis or aphasia; • encephalopathy – multifocal or bilateral focal defi cits and/or seizures, mental changes such as abulia or delirium, and in severe forms stupor or coma; • cavernous sinus syndrome – oculomotor palsies ± fi fth cranial nerve pain or sensory loss ± proptosis or chemosis. Other less frequent presentations are pulsatile tinnitus and cranial nerve palsies (Kuehnen et al. 1998). Cerebral venous and dural sinus thrombosis
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