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Table 1 Demographic data

From: Cerebral vein thrombosis: clinical manifestation and diagnosis

 

CVT

n = 39 (16.3%)

No CVT

n = 200 (83.7%)

p

Age (y)

43.9

42.5

0.73

Sex

  

0.93

   Males

12 (31%)

57 (29%)

 

   Females

27 (69%)

143 (71%)

 

Imaging

   

   MRI/MRA

30 (77%)

158 (79%)

0.94

   CTA

12 (31%)

49 (24%)

0.62

Symptoms/History

   

   Headaches

27 (69%)

145 (73%)

0.83

- acute (≤ 1day)

2 (5%)

34 (17%)

0.09

- subacte (> 1 day)

25 (64%)

111 (56%)

0.41

- unilateral

7 (18%)

30 (15%)

0.63

   Seizure (focal or generalized)

11 (28%)

19 (10%)

0.003

   Focal neurological deficit

17 (44%)

68 (34%)

0.33

   Papilledema

4 (10%)

4 (4%)

0.15

   Disturbed consciousness

0 (0%)

10 (5%)

0.32

   Pregnancy*

3 (11%)

12 (8%)

0.43

   Previous venous thrombosis

5 (13%)

24 (12%)

0.90

   Oral contraceptives*

6 (22%)

29 (20%)

0.49

D-Dimer measurement

29 (74%)

69 (35%)

0.001

   Increased§

22 (76%)

6 (9%)

0.001

   Absolute values (μg/ml), median (range)

0.21 (0.09 - 2.51)

0.07 (0.01 - 3.1)

0.001

Thrombus location

 

Not applicable

 

   Superior sagittal sinus

14 (36%)

  

   Transverse sinus

24 (83%)

  

   Sigmoid sinus

6 (21%)

  

   Internal jugular vein

3 (10%)

  

   Straight sinus

10 (34%)

  

   Cortical veins

1 (3%)

  
  1. * limited to females.
  2. § limited to patients with D-dimer measurements, reference range below 0.19 μg/ml.