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Table 1 Characteristics of included patients from our hospital

From: D-dimer for the exclusion of cerebral venous thrombosis: a meta-analysis of low risk patients with isolated headache

 

CVT +

CVT -

Total

Patients

3

146

149

Age (mean)

35

42

42

Men (%)

3 (100 %)

39 (27 %)

42 (28 %)

Side of headache

   

 Bilateral

3 (100 %)

105 (71.9 %)

108 (72.5 %)

 Unilateral

0

36 (24.7 %)

36 (24.1 %)

 Local(eye)

0

5 (3.4 %)

5 (3.4 %)

Acute onset of headache

0

62 (41.6 %)

62 (41.6 %)

Days to presentation median (IQR)

2 (0–8)

3 (1–7)

3 (1–7)

Nausea

3 (100 %)

81 (55.5 %)

84 (56.4 %)

Vomiting

3 (100 %)

51 (34.9 %)

54 (36.2 %)

CTA/V

0

105 (72 %)

105 (70.5 %)

MRA/V

0

23 (16 %)

23 (15.5 %)

Both CTA/V en MRA/V

3 (100 %)

18 (12 %)

21 (14 %)

Raised D-dimer

3 (100 %)

63 (43 %)

66 (44 %)

Diagnosis

   

 Tension type headache

 

81

 

 Migraine

 

24

 

 Para Infectious

 

8

 

 Paroxysmal hemicrania

 

4

 

 SAH

 

5

 

 IIH

 

2

 

 Other

 

22

 
  1. CTA CT angiography, CTV CT venography, MRA MR angiography, SAH Subarachnoid hemorrhage, IIH idiopathic intracranial hypertension