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- Title
An assessment of cerebral venous thrombosis risk factors and associated clinical outcomes in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia.
- Authors
Daghriri, Hasan M.; Alrajhi, Alwaleed A.; Aburasain, Khadijah S.; Ateya, Ebtisam A.; Hakami, Mohammed A.; Gosadi, Ibrahim M.
- Abstract
Objectives: To assess cerebral venous thrombosis risk factors, and associated clinical outcomes in Jazan region. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: This study is a retrospective review of the medical records of patients diagnosed with cerebral venous thrombosis and admitted to King Fabad Central Hospital in Jazan between 2010 and 2019. Data concerning socio-demographics, clinical features, risk factors, laboratory, and imaging investigations were retrieved. Furthermore, data about cases management, and outcomes, including death, were collected and analysed. Results: A total of 51 medical records were identified, '!he majority of the patients were females (68.6%), and the mean age of the patients was 33.3 years, of which three patients were under 18 years old. The most frequently recorded symptom was headache (76.5%), followed by seizure (45.1%). The most commonly recorded risk factor was protein s deficiency (57%), followed by anaemia (51%). Venous infarction and haemorrhage were the most common acute complications (13.7%). The majority of the patients had a favourable prognosis where only 27.5% recovered with disability and only one patient died due to the disease. Conclusion: Clinical presentation of cerebral venous thrombosis in Jazan region is similar to other local and international studies. However, anaemia was recorded as a main risk factor for the disease, which might require firrther investigation to assess the possible association between prevalence of anaemia in Jazan region and the incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis.
- Subjects
QIZAN (Saudi Arabia : Province); SAUDI Arabia; CEREBRAL embolism &; thrombosis; VENOUS thrombosis; TREATMENT effectiveness; PROTEIN S deficiency; PROGNOSIS; SINUS thrombosis
- Publication
Neurosciences, 2021, Vol 26, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
1319-6138
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17712/nsj.2021.1.20200098