Pediatric Cortical Vein Thrombosis: Frequency and Association With Venous Infarction [Brief Reports]

Conclusions—
In our cohort, CVT was significantly associated with seizures at presentation, hemorrhage and restricted diffusion on acute imaging, as well as neurological disability and venous infarction at follow-up. Involvement of cortical veins in cerebral sinovenous thrombosis is associated with an increased risk of infarction and adverse outcome in children.

Source: Stroke - February 22, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Ritchey, Z., Hollatz, A. L., Weitzenkamp, D., Fenton, L. Z., Maxwell, E. C., Bernard, T. J., Stence, N. V. Tags: Pediatrics, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research