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Thrombosis of the cerebral veins and sinuses is a distinct cerebrovascular disorder that, unlike arterial stroke, most often affects young adults and children. The symptoms and clinical course are highly variable. A teenager who has had recent headaches after starting oral contraception, a woman who has had seizures after delivery in the obstetrical ward, and a comatose man with a dilated pupil in the emergency room all may have sinus thrombosis. The estimated annual incidence is 3 to 4 cases per 1 million population and up to 7 cases per 1 million among children. About 75 percent of the adult . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Pathogenesis

Causes and Risk Factors

Trauma and Lumbar Puncture

Infections

Clinical Manifestations

Diagnosis

Treatment

General Measures

Anticoagulation

Thrombolysis

Intracranial Hypertension

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From the Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam.

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