ISOLATED CORTICAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS

Course overview

ISOLATED CORTICAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS IS A DISTINCT SUBTYPE OF CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS AND ALSO A RARE CAUSE OF STROKE. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CORTICAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTER-PROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION. IN ADDITION, THIS ACTIVITY WILL ALSO EVALUATE THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, PROGNOSIS, AND COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DISEASE. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HELP READERS UNDERSTAND THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ISOLATED CORTICAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS AND HOW TO DIAGNOSE AND MANAGE THE CONDITION WITH AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM.