TY - JOUR TI - Cerebral venous thrombosis: an overview on patients' characteristics and seasonal variation in Medina, Saudi Arabia A1 - Algaidi, Sami A2 - Tajuddin, Ameen A3 - Almuhanna, Ghadeer A4 - Lamfoon, Raneem A5 - Alobaidy, Shahad A6 - Alameen, Aziza A7 - Qrimli, Mohammed JF - International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries JO - IJMDC SN - 1658-7820 VL - 4 IS - 10 SP - 1572 EP - 1578 Y1 - 2020 AB - Background: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is an uncommon type of cerebrovascular disease. It is a partial/ complete occlusion of the dural sinuses/cortical veins. This research aims to study the characteristics and presentations of CVT patients in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and to identify the seasonal variation factor associated with it.Methodology: Fifty-five cases of CVT were identified using medical records from King Fahad Hospital in Medina, Saudi Arabia, from January 2015 to December 2019. Data were analyzed retrospectively and compared to local and international studies published previously.Results: Among the total subjects studied, 55 patients, 70.9% were female and 29.1% were male, with a mean age of 38.2 and 36.3, respectively. The most commonly observed characteristics were iron deficiency anemia (IDA) (41.8%) and infections (20.8%). CVT was higher in spring (33.3%), followed by summer (27.4%), with June having the highest frequency (15.7%). The most common presentations were headache (68.6%) and focal neurological defects (41.2%). Radiological findings showed superior sagittal sinus (70%), followed by transverse sinus (56%) as the most common sites occlusion.Conclusion: Patient demographic and clinical presentation were similar to the previous studies. IDA was the most common patient characteristic, followed by infections and use of oral contraceptive pills. The highest frequencies were observed in the spring and summer seasons. PB - https://www.ijmdc.com DO - 10.24911/IJMDC.51-1597333010 UR - https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=125147 ER -