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05 July 2021: Articles

New Horizons for Diagnostic Pitfalls of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Clinical Utility of a Newly Developed Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Diagnostic Score: A Case Report and Literature Review

Mistake in diagnosis

Faisal Khan A* , Muhannad Seyam A , Neha Sharma A , Moin Ud Din A , Vivek Bansal C

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.932123

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e932123

Table 4. Review of literature: Cases with cerebral venous thrombosis and anemia.

ArticleStudy typeAge/genderInitial Clinical FeaturesLocation of CVTDiagnostic imagingAnemia type
Kinoshita 2006Case report14 M, 47 MCTVIDA
Ciurea 2006Case report22 FHeadache, vomiting, seizuresLeft sigmoid sinus thrombosisMRI, MRVSCD
Balci 2007Case report38 F, 18 FMRI, MRV, MRAIDA
Ogata 2008Case report55 MSeizures, hemiparesisSuperior Sagittal SinusCT, MRV, AngiographyIDA
Nicastro 2012Case report63 FHeadache, hemiplegia, global aphasiaSuperior sagittal, transverse sinusCT, MRIIDA
Busani 2012Case report28 FHeadache, hemiplegia, global aphasiaLeft transverse sinusCT, MRI, MRVIDA
Lee 2013Case report55 MHeadache, nausea, dizzinessLateral sinus thrombosisMRIIDA
Yakota 2014Case report37 FAphasia, right sided weaknessSuperior sagittal sinusCVAIDA
Zhu 2014Case report43 FRecurrent seizures, progressive headacheLeft transverse and sigmoid sinusMRIIDA
Shindo 2014Case series18–81 yo (13 F, 9 M pts)Headache, impaired consciousness, seizures, focal motor deficit, ataxiaSuperior Sagittal Sinus, transverse sinus, straight sinusMRIIDA
Nishioka 2014Case report47 FSeizures, headacheSuperior Sagittal Sinus, transverse sinusMRI, angiographyIDA
Ignacio 2015Case report35 MHeadache, seizuresSuperior Sagittal sinusMRIIDA
Jeong 2015Case report51 FHeadache, paresthesiaSuperior Sagittal SinusCT, MRIIDA
Nishida 2016Case report28 FAltered mental status, vomitingStraight sinus, great cerebral and deep middle cerebral veinCT, MRI, MRVIDA
Boon 2016Case report18 MHeadache, photophobia, nausea, vomitingLeft sigmoid and transverse sinus, jugular bulbCT, CTVIDA
Liang 2016Case control20–40 F (43 pts)Headache, seizures, limb weakness, nausea, vomiting, distrubed consciousness, blurred vision, feverSuperior sagittal sinus, transverse sinus, sigmoid sinus, straight/inferior sinus, vein of GalenCT, MRI, MRV, MRAIDA
Thammishetti 2016Case control19–30 (44 F, 36 M pt)Headache, papilledema, seizures, neurological deficit, hemiparesis, vomiting, visual disturbanceSuperior Sagittal Sinus, transverse/sigmoid/petrosal/straight sinusesCTV, MRVAnemia (IDA, normocytic, macrocytic)
Krajickova 2016Cohort study18–76 (37 F, 14 M pts)Impaired consciousness, focal deficits, seizuresSuperior Sagittal Sinus, straight/transverse/sigmoid, deep cortical veinsMRI, MRVAnemia
Takemaru 2017Case control25–81 (13 M, 3 F pts)Headache, nausea, vomiting, seizure, coma, hemiparesis, speech/visual disturbanceSuperior Sagittal Sinus, lateral sinus, straight sinusCT, MRI, MRVIDA
Kamel 2017Case report43 FHeadache, bilateral papilledemaRight transverse and sigmoid sinus, right internal jugular veinMRVIDA
Gao 2018Case report44 FHeadache, unilateral limb weaknessSuperior Sagittal SinusCT, CTVAplastic
Kapur 2019Case report32 MHeadache, vomiting, ataxia, unilateral weakness, seizuresRight transverse and sigmoid sinusMRI, MRVMegaloblastic
Almussalam 2019Case report18 MRight sided weaknessDeep Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and vein of LabbeCT, MRV, AngiographySCD
Menon 2019Case report43 F, 22 FMRI, MRV
Bibi 2019Case report63 FHeadache, nausea, vomiting, confusion, hemiparesisLeft transverse and sigmoid sinusCT, CTVIDA
Algaidi 2020Case control37–39 (39 F, 16 M pts)Headache, nausea, vomiting, altered consciousness, seizures, focal neurological deficits, visual defect, papilledema, altered behaviorSuperior Sagittal Sinus, transverse sinus, sigmoid sinus, straight sinus, vein of GalenCTV, MRVIDA
Alhosan 2020Case report and review40 FDiarrhea, headache, Altered Mental status, HemiplegiaLeft transverse and sigmoid sinuses, left jugular veinCT, MRA, MRVIDA, megaloblastic
Pathak 2020Case control21–40 (16 F, 12 M pts)Headache, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, altered sensorium, fever, seizures, focal neurological signsSuperior Sagittal Sinus, transverse sinus, sigmoid sinus, straight sinusMRIIDA
Komro 2020Review of literature19–65 (16 M, 14 F pts)Headache, GI disturbance, seizures, focal neurological deficits, visual disturbance, altered mental status, papilledemaCT, CTV, MRIAnemia
pts – patients; M – Male; F – Female; IDA – iron deficiency anemia; SCD – sickle cell disease; CT – computed tomography; MRI – magnetic resonance imaging; CTV – computed tomography venography; MRV – magnetic resonance venography; MRA – magnetic resonance angiography; CTA – computed tomography angiography.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923