Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics of patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age, years (mean, SD) | 36.86 (13.7) |
| Age group | Frequency (percentage) |
| 10–19 | 4 (4.9) |
| 20–29 | 24 (29.6) |
| 30–39 | 24 (29.6) |
| 40–49 | 17 (21.0) |
| 50–59 | 4 (4.9) |
| 60–69 | 5 (6.2) |
| 70–79 | 2 (2.5) |
| 80–89 | 1 (1.2) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 75 (92.6) |
| Male | 6 (7.4) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 12 (14.8) |
| Hypertension | 3 (3.7) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 1 (1.2) |
| Hypothyroidism | 1 (1.2) |
| Malignancy | 2 (2.4) |
| Risk factors | |
| Oral contraceptives | 40 (49.4) |
| Puerperium | 9 (11.1) |
| Pregnancy | 1 (1.2) |
| Hormone replacement therapy | 2 (2.5) |
| Infection | 3 (3.7) |
| Prothrombotic state | 2 (2.5) |
| Inflammatory disease | 1 (1.2) |
| Iron deficiency anemia | 22 (27.2) |
| Clinical infection | 3 (3.7) |
| Unknown | 17 (21.0) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Headache | 79 (97.5) |
| Vomiting | 60 (74.1) |
| Convulsion | 26 (32.1) |
| Slurred speech | 12 (14.8) |
| Hemiparesis | 36 (44.4) |
| Cranial nerve palsy | 5 (6.2) |
| Altered consciousness | 44 (54.3) |
| Blurred vision (papilledema) | 49 (60.5) |
| Glasgow Coma Scale score | 11 (IQR 8–13) |
IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.