Table 1.
Compared data | RHRF (-) | RHRF (+) | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 453 | n = 324 | ||||
Age | |||||
Years | 43.2 ± 13 | % | 34 ± 9 | % | <0.001 |
Mode of onset | |||||
Acute | 187a | 42 | 195b | 62 | |
Subacute | 150a | 34 | 82b | 26 | <0.001 |
Chronic | 110a | 25 | 38b | 12 | |
Clinical symptoms and signs | |||||
Isolated headache | 119 | 26 | 66 | 20 | 0.057 |
Headache | 387 | 85 | 282 | 87 | 0.523 |
Nausea and vomiting | 116 | 26 | 107 | 33 | 0.024 |
Epileptic seizures | 98 | 22 | 110 | 34 | <0.001 |
Visual field defect | 131 | 29 | 66 | 20 | 0.007 |
Focal neurological deficit | 72 | 16 | 81 | 25 | 0.002 |
Altered consciousness | 78 | 17 | 67 | 21 | 0.222 |
Cranial nerve palsies | 59 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 0.012 |
Radiological work-up | |||||
Cranial MRI | 23 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 0.492 |
Cranial MRV | 19 | 4 | 12 | 4 | |
Cranial MRI+MRV | 398 | 88 | 284 | 88 | |
Cranial CT+MRV | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
Number of sinuses involved | |||||
1 sinus | 230 | 51 | 143 | 44 | 0.281 |
2 sinuses | 148 | 33 | 126 | 39 | |
More than 2 sinuses | 75 | 16 | 55 | 17 | |
Involved sinuses | |||||
Isolated transverse sinuses | 122 | 27 | 78 | 24 | 0.369 |
Isolated sagittal sinuses | 66 | 15 | 44 | 14 | 0.697 |
Isolated sigmoid sinuses | 18 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.158 |
Isolated cortical veins | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0.147 |
Isolated jugular sinuses | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.052 |
Isolated cavernous sinuses | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.044 |
Transverse sinuses | 329 | 73 | 243 | 75 | 0.459 |
Sigmoid sinuses | 183 | 40 | 127 | 39 | 0.736 |
Sagittal sinuses | 157 | 35 | 134 | 41 | 0.057 |
Internal jugular vein | 71 | 16 | 47 | 15 | 0.655 |
Cortical veins | 13 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0.134 |
Cavernous sinuses | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.085 |
Parenchymal involvement | |||||
No lesion | 280a | 62 | 164b | 51 | 0.003 |
Infarction | 87a | 19 | 66a | 20 | |
Hemorrhagic infarction | 68a | 15 | 80b | 25 | |
Intracerebral hemorrhage | 18a | 4 | 14a | 4 |
MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; MRV: magnetic resonance venography; CT: computed tomography.