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ArticleNeuroradiology2024

Clinical value of neuroimaging indicators of intracranial hypertension in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis.

Florian F Schuchardt, Niklas Lützen, Sebastian Küchlin, Michael Reich, Wolf A Lagrèze, Hansjörg Mast, Matthias Weigel, Stephan Meckel, Horst Urbach, Cornelius Weiller and 2 more

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Article in Neuroradiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Florian F SchuchardtDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. florian.schuchardt@googlemail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2549-3089
Niklas LützenDepartment of Neuroradiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0555-7863
Sebastian KüchlinEye Center, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0758-5120
Michael ReichEye Center, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9813-8483
Wolf A LagrèzeEye Center, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3558-5905
Hansjörg MastDepartment of Neuroradiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-3744-7304
Matthias WeigelTranslational Imaging in Neurology (ThINk) Basel, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-1414
Stephan MeckelDepartment of Neuroradiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6468-4526
Horst UrbachDepartment of Neuroradiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7264-4807
Cornelius WeillerDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2448-5714
Andreas HarloffDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3252-7910
Theo DemerathDepartment of Neuroradiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5869-1110
University of Freiburg · DEUniversity of Basel · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIntracranial hypertension (IH) frequently complicates cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Distinct neuroimaging findings are associated with IH, yet their discriminative power, reversibility and factors favoring normalization in prospective CVT patients are unknown. We determined test performance measures of neuroimaging signs in acute CVT patients, their longitudinal change under anticoagulation, association with IH at baseline and with recanalization at follow-up.

methodsWe included 26 consecutive acute CVT patients and 26 healthy controls. Patients were classified as having IH based on CSF pressure > 25 cmH

results46% of CVT patients had IH. ONSD enlargement > 5.8 mm, optic nerve tortuousity and pituitary grade ≥ III had highest sensitivity, ocular bulb flattening and pituitary grade ≥ III highest specificity for IH. Only ONSD reliably discriminated IH at baseline. Recanalization was significantly associated with regressive ONSD and pituitary grade. Other neuroimaging signs tended to regress with recanalization. After treatment, 184.9 ± 44.7 days after diagnosis, bulbar flattening resolved, whereas compared with controls ONSD enlargement (p < 0.001) and partially empty sella (p = 0.017), among other indicators, persisted.

conclusionONSD and pituitary grading have a high diagnostic value in diagnosing and monitoring CVT-associated IH. Given their limited sensitivity during early CVT and potentially persistent alterations following IH, neuroimaging indicators can neither replace CSF pressure measurement in diagnosing IH, nor determine the duration of anticoagulation.

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Intracranial HypertensionIntracranial ThrombosisVenous ThrombosisAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuroimagingProspective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityCerebral venous thrombosisIntracranial hypertensionNeuroimaging indicatorsOptic nerve sheath diameterPartially empty sella

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