Risk Factors for Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

Abstract

The various clinical and neuroradiological presentations, frequency of associated prothrombotic risk factors, and predictors of outcome were studied in 42 consecutive children (ages 3 weeks to 13 years) with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) seen at 5 European pediatric neurology centers and from stroke registries.

Keywords

• cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
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• thalassemia