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. 2022 Feb 26;18:449–462. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S343846

Table 6.

The Characteristics of Three Venous Sinus Thrombosis Cases

Case Reference Gender, Age (Years) Clinical Features Diagnosis Test Time from VZV Infection Affected Brain Region Treatment Outcome (mRS)
1 Anuradha et al. 201840 Male,20 Chicken-pox, headache, fever, aphasic, left lateral rectus palsy, papilledema CSF and serum, anti-VZV IgM (+) 2 weeks Dural sinus thrombosis (left transverse, sigmoid sinuses, and internal jugular vein) Mannitol,
Anticoagulant
Steroids
Complete recovery (0)
2 Gayathri et al. 201641 Male,23 Herpes zoster, headache, vomit, fever, weakness of left upper limb and left lower limb CSF, anti-VZV IgG (+) and VZV DNA (+) 2 weeks Diffuse cerebral edema Thrombosis in superior sagittal, bilateral transverse and right sigmoid sinuses Acyclovir
Aspirin
Anticoagulants
Complete recovery (0)
3 Sujay et al. 201242 Male,30 Chicken-pox, headache, vomit CSF, anti-VZV IgG (+) 15 days Diffuse cerebral edema Thrombosis in superior sagittal and right transverse sinuses Heparin
Anticoagulants
Complete recovery (0)