K Elmusharaf
Sudan
Research Article
RATE, Clinical Presentations and Maternal Outcome of Cerebral Venous Sinus
Thrombosis in Pregnancy at Omdurman Maternity Hospital Khartoum, Sudan
Author(s): A Bashir Fazari, Sheima Saeed, EB Gailii, SA Rahman, IM Izzeldin and K ElmusharafA Bashir Fazari, Sheima Saeed, EB Gailii, SA Rahman, IM Izzeldin and K Elmusharaf
Introduction: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a relatively rare cerebrovascular disease. The clinical presentation is highly variable and diagnosis of CVST relies presence of thrombus by neuroimaging modality. CVST results in maternal mortality. Objective: The aim of this study is to identify rate, clinical presentations and maternal outcomes of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis at Omdurman Maternity Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan. Methodology: Its hospital based study for 42 cases diagnosed with CVST; the data are managed and analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17. Results: CVST rate 0.25=2.5/1000. Half of the patients are primiparous. Headache is the main presenting symptom 90.5%, papilledema (66.7%), convulsions (21.4 %), coma (9.5%), neurological deficits (9.5%) and abnormal behavior (7.1%). Overlapping of the symptoms is reported. CVST risk.. View More»
