کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5633473 | 1406576 | 2017 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is an underdiagnosed complication of head trauma. To date, initiation of anticoagulation is still a matter of debate because of the risk of worsening traumatic hemorrhage. This report describes a case series of five patients admitted for head injury complicated by CVT. The main associated radiological signs were skull fractures crossing the venous sinus and adjacent traumatic hematoma. In four patients, anticoagulation was introduced within 48-72Â h of CVT diagnosis, with no subsequent hemorrhagic complications. The present report and data from the literature raise the question of systematic additional venoscans when confronted by associated radiological features of post-traumatic CVT. The safety of anticoagulation in selected patients is also discussed.
Journal: Revue Neurologique - Volume 173, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 411-417