Table 2.
Imaging Characteristics of CVT in Adolescents
| Total (n = 53) |
Non-CVT (n = 32) |
CVT (n = 21) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imaging characteristics at admission, n(%) | ||||
| Edema | 11 (20.8) | 2 (6.2) | 9 (42.9) | 0.004 |
| Venous infarction | 15 (28.3) | 6 (18.8) | 9 (42.9) | 0.057 |
| Parenchymal hemorrhage | 14 (26.4) | 6 (18.8) | 8 (38.1) | 0.118 |
| Mass effect, n(%) | 0.015 | |||
| Mild | 2 ( 3.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (9.5) | |
| Severe | 2 ( 3.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (9.5) | |
| Acute sites of thrombosis, n(%) | ||||
| Superior sagittal sinus | 36 (67.9) | 19 (59.4) | 17 (81) | 0.1 |
| Right transverse sinus | 32 (60.4) | 22 (68.8) | 10 (47.6) | 0.124 |
| Left transverse sinus | 24 (45.3) | 16 (50) | 8 (38.1) | 0.394 |
| Right sigmoid sinus | 23 (43.4) | 15 (46.9) | 8 (38.1) | 0.528 |
| Left sigmoid sinus | 14 (26.4) | 9 (28.1) | 5 (23.8) | 0.727 |
| Right internal jugular vein | 15 (28.3) | 9 (28.1) | 6 (28.6) | 0.972 |
| Left internal jugular vein | 10 (18.9) | 7 (21.9) | 3 (14.3) | 0.722 |
| Straight sinus | 13 (24.5) | 11 (34.4) | 2 (9.5) | 0.04 |
| Torcular herophili | 15 (28.3) | 8 (25) | 7 (33.3) | 0.51 |
| Multiple lesions*, n(%) | 24 (45.3) | 17 (53.1) | 7 (33.3) | 0.157 |
| Initial imaging review days, (IQR) |
22.0 (13.0, 31.0) |
24.0 (13.8, 58.5) |
21.0 (12.0, 23.0) |
0.097 |
| Initial recanalization, n(%) | 36/49(73.5) | 23/28(82.1) | 13/21(61.9) | 0.112 |
Abbreviations: CVT, cortical vein thrombosis; IQR, interquartile range
* Number of sites involved more than 3