TY - JOUR
T1 - Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in the covid-19 pandemic
AU - Medicherla, Chaitanya B.
AU - Pauley, Rachel A.
AU - de Havenon, Adam
AU - Yaghi, Shadi
AU - Ishida, Koto
AU - Torres, Jose L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Background: Recent studies have noted concern for increased thromboembolic events in the setting of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a form of thromboembolism that has been observed as a neuro-ophthalmologic complication of COVID-19. Methods: Review of the scientific literature. Results: In this article, we report an overview of CVST epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostics, disease pathophysiology, and management in the setting of COVID-19. Conclusion: CVST is an uncommon thromboembolic event with variable phenotypes and multiple etiologies. Neurologic complications can be severe, including significant visual deficits and death. Current observations suggest that the risk of CVST may be profoundly impacted by this novel COVID-19 pandemic, thus prompting increased attention to disease presentation, pathogenesis, and management.
AB - Background: Recent studies have noted concern for increased thromboembolic events in the setting of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a form of thromboembolism that has been observed as a neuro-ophthalmologic complication of COVID-19. Methods: Review of the scientific literature. Results: In this article, we report an overview of CVST epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostics, disease pathophysiology, and management in the setting of COVID-19. Conclusion: CVST is an uncommon thromboembolic event with variable phenotypes and multiple etiologies. Neurologic complications can be severe, including significant visual deficits and death. Current observations suggest that the risk of CVST may be profoundly impacted by this novel COVID-19 pandemic, thus prompting increased attention to disease presentation, pathogenesis, and management.
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U2 - 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001122
DO - 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001122
M3 - Article
C2 - 33186264
AN - SCOPUS:85096152877
SN - 1070-8022
VL - 40
SP - 457
EP - 462
JO - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
JF - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
IS - 4
ER -
