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ArticleInterdisciplinary neurosurgery : Advanced techniques and case management2021

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in patients with COVID-19 infection.

Safwat Abouhashem, Hany Eldawoody, Mahmoud M Taha

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Intracranial complications of sinogenic and otogenic infections in children: an ESPN survey on their occurrence in the pre-COVID and post-COVID era.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
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  12. Post COVID-19 cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021
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  15. Blood viscosity of COVID-19 patient: a preliminary report.American journal of blood research · 2021
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Safwat AbouhashemDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
Hany EldawoodyDepartment of Neurosurgery, Mansoura University Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.
Mahmoud M TahaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
Mansoura University Hospital · EGRiyadh Armed Forces Hospital · SAZagazig University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the COVID-19 infection is more frequently related to acute respiratory distress but there is an increasing evidence of a heterogeneous spectrum of multi-system involvement including the central nervous system. Thromboembolic events after COVID-19 infection have been reported mainly in the pulmonary vasculature however; thromboembolic complications of the nervous system with subsequent cerebrovascular stroke have been increasingly reported. The most common cerebrovascular complication after COVID-19 infection is ischemic stroke however there is also reported cases of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in such patients as well. In the current report we present two cases with extensive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis as a potential complication for COVID-19 infection.

objectiveIncrease the awareness of neurological complications in patient with COVID-19 virus disease.

methodsReporting two cases with confirmed cerebral venous sinus obstruction in patient with confirmed COVID-19 infection.

resultsTwo young adult males less than 30 years old have no other risk factors of hypercoagulable state apart from being COVID-19 infection victims complicated by CVST. Both of them had progressive course of deterioration in conscious level, right hemiplegia and only one seizures attack has been reported in (Case-1). Both patients in the current report died within one week of their initial symptoms in spite the aggressive medical and surgical treatment.

conclusionCVST is a devastating complication when associated with COVID-19 infection and early investigations for cerebrovascular integrity by using MRA, MRV whenever there are unexplained neurological manifestations in patient with COVID-19 disease.

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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosisCOVID-19Stroke

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