A Study of Clinical Profile, Risk Factors and Outcome in Patients of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

International Journal of Medical Science

© 2016 by SSRG - IJMS Journal

Volume 3 Issue 12

Year of Publication : 2016

Authors : Kapinder Yadav, Surekha Dabla, Bhuwan Sharma, Preeti Yadav, Surender Kumar and Himanshu Juneja

10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V3I12P103

How to Cite?

Kapinder Yadav, Surekha Dabla, Bhuwan Sharma, Preeti Yadav, Surender Kumar and Himanshu Juneja, "A Study of Clinical Profile, Risk Factors and Outcome in Patients of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis," SSRG International Journal of Medical Science, vol. 3,  no. 12, pp. 14-17, 2016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V3I12P103

Abstract:

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is an uncommon cause of stroke with extremely varied clinical features, predisposing factors and outcomes. With the widespread use of neuroimaging and hematological work up more and more patients are being confidently diagnosed.

Keywords:

 To study the clinical profile, risk factors, radiological findings and outcome in patients of CVST at tertiary care center in Haryana.

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