Predictors of recanalization among patientswith Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Aseer Region-Southern of Saudi Arabia.
| Predictor | Finding on CT follow up | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still thrombus | Recanalization | ||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1 | (5.9) | 16 | (94.1) | .881 |
| Female | 4 | (5.0) | 76 | (95.0) | |
| Age in years | |||||
| < 30 years | 0 | (0.0) | 32 | (100) | .272 |
| 30-39 | 3 | (7.9) | 35 | (92.1) | |
| 40+ | 2 | (7.4) | 25 | (92.6) | |
| Area | |||||
| High altitude | 3 | (4.9) | 58 | (95.1) | .891 |
| Sea level | 2 | (5.6) | 34 | (94.4) | |
| The duration of the symptoms before presentation (days) | |||||
| 1-2 | 0 | (0.0) | 44 | (100) | .048* |
| 3-6 | 3 | (11.1) | 24 | (88.9) | |
| 7+ | 2 | (7.7) | 24 | (92.3) | |
| Location | |||||
| Superior Sagittal Sinus | 2 | (9.5) | 19 | (90.5) | .139 |
| Transverse Sinus | 0 | (0.0) | 17 | (100) | |
| Sigmoid sinus | 2 | (18.2) | 9 | (81.8) | |
| Superior Sagittal + Transverse | 0 | (0.0) | 14 | (100) | |
| Transverse + Sigmoid | 0 | (0.0) | 25 | (100) | |
| Superior Sagittal + Transverse + Sigmoid | 1 | (11.1) | 8 | (88.9) | |
| Site | |||||
| Right | 2 | (4.9) | 39 | (95.1) | .916 |
| Left | 3 | (5.4) | 53 | (94.6) | |
| Initial management | |||||
| IV heparin | 5 | (7.2) | 64 | (92.8) | .144 |
| SC heparin | 0 | (0.0) | 28 | (100) | |
| Discharge medication | |||||
| Warfarin | 5 | (5.3) | 89 | (94.7) | .682 |
| NOAC | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (100.0) | |
| Average time of diagnosis (days) | |||||
| 1-2 | 5 | (6.0) | 78 | (94.0) | .346 |
| 3-7 | 0 | (0.0) | 14 | (100) | |
| Still on medication | |||||
| Yes | 4 | (5.6) | 68 | (94.4) | .762 |
| No | 1 | (4.0) | 24 | (96.0) | |
| Complications | |||||
| Yes | 4 | (13.8) | 25 | (86.2) | .012* |
| No | 1 | (1.5) | 67 | (98.5) | |
P - Exact probability test
↵* p<0.05 (significant)