Romanian Neurosurgery (Sep 2016)

Traumatic dural venous sinus thrombosis

  • Luis Rafael Moscote-Salazar,
  • Willem Guillermo Calderón-Miranda,
  • Nidia Escobar-Hernandez,
  • Marticela Cabeza-Morales,
  • Andrés M. Rubiano,
  • Hernando Raphael Alvis-Miranda,
  • Nasly Zabaleta-Churio,
  • Amit Agrawal

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 30, no. 3

Abstract

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The dural venous sinus thrombosis is a benign disease, representing about 1% of cerebral vascular events. In some cases the development of the disease increased intracranial pressure or symptomatic epilepsy. The development towards a dural venous sinus thrombosis is rare, but is a condition to be considered before the development of ischemic vascular events and a history of recent head trauma. Intracranial hematomas or skull fractures can lead to the establishment of obstructive pathology of the dural venous sinuses. The knowledge of this entity is necessary for the critical care staff and neurosurgery staff.

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