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    Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Analysis of Sixteen Cases
    (Düzce Üniversitesi, 2009) Şenol, Mehmet Güney; Toğrol, Erdem; Kaşıkçı, Tayfun; Tekeli, Hakan; Özdağ, Fatih; Saraçoğlu, Mehmet
    Aim: Cerebral Venous Thrombosis occurs less frequently in comparison to the arterial diseases of the brain. The diagnosis can only be made through imaging techniques and its mortality and morbidity is relatively high. Material and Methods: The etiological, topographic and clinical features were reviewed in the 16 patients (7 female, 9 male) accepted to our hospital between 2004 and 2008 with a diagnosis of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Results: Fourteen of the patients complained from headache. Six patients had findings intracranial hypertension, 4 had focal neurological findings, 4 had seizures 2 of which were generalized status epilepticus, 2 had a history of craniocerebral trauma, on initial presentation 2 had confusion, 1 had sensory findings and 1 patient had fever and skin findings. Two patient presented in the postpartum period, 2 patients had a history of oral contraceptive use; 4 had a neighboring infectious area. Two had homocysteinemia and 1 patient had thrombositosis and 1 had Behcet disease. In five patients, one than one sinus was obstructed, in 2 of those venous infarcts was present. Fifteen patients eventually ended with no pathological finding. The most frequent etiological factor was infection and the most frequent finding was intracranial hypertension . Conclusion: In this study appropriate treatment options are emphasized. diagnosis of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and the importance of