THROMBOSIS OF THE CEREBRAL VEINS AND SINUSES

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is rare, but more common than we think. The actual incidence of CVT remains unknown to date, and the available data (3-4 cases per 1 million population per year in adults and 7 cases per 1 million population in children) are based on the number of hospitalizations of patients with CVT in large hospitals. CVT is the cause of 1-2% of all strokes and occurs in all age groups, with peaks in neonates and adults in the 3rd decade of life; about 75% of patients are women. With CVT, ischemic cerebral infarcts often transform into hemorrhagic infarcts.