ریسک فاکتورها و تظاهرات بالینی ترومبوز وریدی در بیماران مراجعه کننده به بیمارستانهای شهر اردبیل

عنوان انگليسی

Risk Factors and Clinical Manifestations of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) in Patients Admitted to Ardabil City Hospitals during 2012-2017

خلاصه انگلیسی

Background and objective: In Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), blood clots create in the veins and sinuses. Detection of disease due to the wide spectrum of clinical symptoms may be delayed, the importance of timely diagnosis of this disease is that with early treatment, death can be avoided and serious and lifelong complications can be prevented in many patients. Also, recognizing the underlying causes and other factors that contribute to the onset of the disease can prevent the disease. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study has been done on 28 patients diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis during years 2012 to 2017 that hospitalized in Ardabil city hospital. Demographic data of patients and information about laboratory tests and clinical and Para-clinical findings were entered in a checklist and then analyzed by statistical methods in SPSS version 19. Results: The mean age of the patients was 36.6 ± 8.7 years and most of them were in age group less than 30. Of all patients, 53.6% were female. The most prevalent symptoms and signs among patients was headache. Upper sagittal sinus with 50% was the most prevalent involved vein. 53.4% of women were taking oral contraceptive pills (OCP) and 46.2% of male patients had smoking and drug addiction. Thrombotic occlusion often affected the sagittal and then transverse sinuses. 10 cases (35.7%) had findings based on ischemia and 4 (14.3%) had intracranial hemorrhage. Conclusion: The results showed that the high incidence of CVT in females was more than males which can be the sign for relation between CVT with factors such as OCP use and pregnancy. Also regarding to the vomiting and dizziness as the most common clinical symptoms in patients so it can be a means of distinguishing headaches caused by the disease with other common headaches and help in diagnosis.

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