| Literature DB >> 25317228 |
Naoufal Hjira1, Rachid Frikh1, Abderrahmane ALBouzidi2, Mohammed Boui1.
Abstract
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare origin of stroke, the clinical presentation and etiologies vary. The prognosis is shown to be better compared to arterial thrombosis. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and MR Venograpgy (MRV) are currently important tools for the diagnostic. We studied 30 cases of CVT diagnosed in the department of neurology of the University Hospital of Fez (Morocco). Patients diagnosed with CVT signs between January 2003 and October 2007 were included in the study. Cerebral CT-scan was performed in 27 cases (90%) while the MRI examination was done in 18 patients (67%); and most patients (90%) received anticoagulant therapy. The mean age of our patients was of 29 years (age range between 18 days and 65 years). A female predominance was observed (70%). The clinical presentation of patients was dominated by: headache in 24 cases (80%), motor and sensory disability in 15 cases (50%), seizures in 10 cases (33%) , consciousness disorder in 10 cases (33%). CVT was associated to post-partum in 10 cases (33%), infectious origin in 8 cases (26%), Behcet disease in 2 cases (7%), pulmonary carcinoma in 1 case, thrombocytemia in 1 case and idiopathic in 7 cases (23%). The evolution was good in 20 cases (67%), minor squelaes were observed in 6 patients (20%), while major squelaes was observed in 2 cases. Two cases of death were registered. The CVT is a pathology of good prognosis once the diagnosis is promptly established and early heparin treatment initiated.Entities:
Keywords: anal margin; condyloma; neurodermatitis
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25317228 PMCID: PMC4194201 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.17.280.2667
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Lésions papulo-nodulaire lichénoïde et pseudo-condylomateuse prenant le pourtour de la marge anale
Figure 2Image histologique d'un revêtement épidermique hyperplasique parakératosique, avec discret infiltrat inflammatoire dermique essentiellement lymphocytaire (HEx200)