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Predictors of Hospital Outcome in Patients Rev 1
Predictors of Hospital Outcome in Patients Rev 1
CVT 3
venous infarction and diffuse brain edema severe
intracranial hypertension.
Enrolled all patients diagnosed with CVT by ICD 10 codes of I636 (cerebral infarction
due to CVT), I676 (nonpyogenic thrombosis of intracranial venous system), O225 (CVT
in pregnancy), and G08 (intracranial and intraspinal phlebitis and thrombophlebitis).
All of the patients = at least one : computed tomography (CT) scan, magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance venography (MRV), or cerebral angiography.
Hospital outcomes : mRS; nondependency (mRS, 0-2) & dependency or death (mRS, 3-6).
Focal neurologic deficit was the most common clinical presentation and together
with high mRS score on presentation were significant predictors for dependency
or death in patients with CVT in the present study.
Seizure early diagnostic neuroimaging study followed by early treatments.
Higher incidence of CVT rhinosinal or intracranial infections.
Limitation = retrospective study design, selection bias of including more severe
cases would occur.