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Prognosis of cerebral vein thrombosis presenting as isolated headache: Early vs. late diagnosis

Gameiro, Joana ; Ferro, Jose M. ; Canhao, Patricia ; Stam, Jan ; Barinagarrementeria, Fernando and Lindgren, Arne LU (2012) In Cephalalgia 32(5). p.407-412
Abstract
Objective: To analyse the outcome of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) patients presenting with isolated headache, specifically to compare isolated headache patients with early vs. late CVT diagnosis. Method: In the International Study on Cerebral Vein and Dural Sinus Thrombosis (ISCVT) database we compared the outcome of patients with isolated headache and a CVT diagnosed early (<= 7 days from onset) vs. late (> 7 days). We retrieved 100 patients with isolated headache, 52 patients with early CVT diagnosis (early isolated headache) and 48 with late CVT diagnosis (late isolated headache). Results: Neurological worsening was more frequent within early isolated headache patients (23% vs. 8%) (p = 0.045). At the last follow-up (median... (More)
Objective: To analyse the outcome of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) patients presenting with isolated headache, specifically to compare isolated headache patients with early vs. late CVT diagnosis. Method: In the International Study on Cerebral Vein and Dural Sinus Thrombosis (ISCVT) database we compared the outcome of patients with isolated headache and a CVT diagnosed early (<= 7 days from onset) vs. late (> 7 days). We retrieved 100 patients with isolated headache, 52 patients with early CVT diagnosis (early isolated headache) and 48 with late CVT diagnosis (late isolated headache). Results: Neurological worsening was more frequent within early isolated headache patients (23% vs. 8%) (p = 0.045). At the last follow-up (median 411 days), 93% patients had a complete recovery, and 4% were dead or dependent, with no significant difference between early isolated headache and late isolated headache. Conclusion: The outcome of CVT patients with isolated headache diagnosed early or late was similarly favourable, but there was a higher proportion of neurological worsening in the acute phase among early isolated headache patients, who need close neurological monitoring. (Less)
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Symptomatic headache, cerebral venous thrombosis, dural sinus, prognosis
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Cephalalgia
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32
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5
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407 - 412
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Wiley-Blackwell
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  • scopus:84860176575
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0333-1024
DOI
10.1177/0333102412439353
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English
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  author       = {{Gameiro, Joana and Ferro, Jose M. and Canhao, Patricia and Stam, Jan and Barinagarrementeria, Fernando and Lindgren, Arne}},
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  keywords     = {{Symptomatic headache; cerebral venous thrombosis; dural sinus; prognosis}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{407--412}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley-Blackwell}},
  series       = {{Cephalalgia}},
  title        = {{Prognosis of cerebral vein thrombosis presenting as isolated headache: Early vs. late diagnosis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0333102412439353}},
  doi          = {{10.1177/0333102412439353}},
  volume       = {{32}},
  year         = {{2012}},
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