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. 2015 Oct;20(4):357–361. doi: 10.17712/nsj.2015.4.20150375

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the patient with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.

Characteristics LMWH LMWH P-value
n=26 n=18
n (%)
Age 1.37±10.3 37.66±20.9 0.91
Gender (female) 22 (84.6) 13 (72.2) 0.31
Time to treatment, week (median) 1.61±0.98 1.82±0.92 0.46
Clinical presentation
 Headache 21(80.8) 17 (94.4) 0.37
 Seizure 12 (46.2) 6 (33.3) 0.39
Loss of consciousness 6 (23.1) 4 (22.2) 0.99
Papilledema 15 (57.7) 10 (55.6) 0.88
Aphasia 4 (15.4) 1 (5.65) 0.63
Motor deficit 10 (38.5) 7 (38.9) 0.97
Sensory deficit 9 (34.6) 7 (38.9) 0.77
Mental disorder 5 (19.2) 4 (22.2) 0.99
Ocular palsy 4 (15.4) 3 (16.7) 0.99
Risk factor
 Fasting 8 (30.8) 3 (16.7) 0.48
 Thrombophilia 4 (15.4) 2 (11.1) 0.99
 Female-specific 16 (61.5) 12 (66.6) 0.22
 Not identified 7 (26.9) 3 (16.7) 0.48
Number of sinus involved
 ≤2 20 (76.9) 11 (61.1) 0.25
 >2 6 (23.1) 7 (38.9)
CVST type
 Dural sinus 25 (96.2) 18 (100) 0.99
 Cortical vein 5 (19.2) 2 (11.1) 0.68
 Jugular vein 0 (0.0) 2 (11.1) 0.16
 Deep vein 6 (23.1) 3 (16.7) 0.71
Brain MRI
 Infarct 6 (23.1) 4 (22.2) 0.99
 Hemorrhage 5 (19.2) 4 (22.2) 0.99
 No parenchyma lesions 15 (57.7) 10 (55.6) 0.88
Duration admission 11.1±4 11.3±5.2 0.84
Duration of heparin treatment 6.8±2.1 7.5±2.2 0.36
CVST - cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, UFH - unfractionated heparin, LMWH - low-molecular-weight heparin