The Epidemiology and Prognosis of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Third Level Hospital

Objectives: To analyze several characteristics of patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a third level hospital and to fi nd any factors that could be related to poor progress. Materials and methods: A retrospective study was carried out of patients hospitalized from 2000 to 2014 and diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Results: 55 patients with an average age of 30.2 years old were included in the study. 73.1% had an associated risk factor. 72.7% received anticoagulation treatment during the acute phase, while 67.2% received long-term anticoagulation treatment for an average period of 5.3 months. 58.1% of patients developed complications deriving from the disease itself, 5.4% died, therefore no statistically signifi cant association was found with any of the variables studied. Conclusions: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rare entity. This series, the patients were young, with a very high rate of complications (58%), although with low mortality (5%), which prevented us from fi nding factors associated with a bad prognosis.. Observational Study The Epidemiology and Prognosis of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Third Level Hospital José David Galián Ramírez1*, Vladimir Rosa Salazar2, Leticia Guirado Torrecillas1, Sonia Otálora Valderrama1, María Encarnación Hernández Contreras2, María del Mar García Méndez2 and Bartolomé García Pérez2 1Internal Medicine Service of Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital in Murcia, Spain. 2Short Stay Unit. Internal Medicine Service of Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital in Murcia, Spain Dates: Received: 05 July, 2017; Accepted: 07 August, 2017; Published: 08 August, 2017 *Corresponding author: José David Galián Ramírez, Internal Medicine Service, Virgen de la Arrixaca Hospital, El Palmar. S/N. 30120. Murcia, Spain, E-mail: