CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS

Course overview

CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS (CVT), WHICH INCLUDES THROMBOSIS OF THE CEREBRAL VEINS AND THE DURAL SINUSES, IS A RARE DISORDER THAT CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS CAN PRESENT WITH VARIABLE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDE A HEADACHE, BENIGN INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION, SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE, FOCAL NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT, SEIZURES, UNEXPLAINED ALTERED SENSORIUM, AND MENINGOENCEPHALITIS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE OF CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.