BACKGROUND: We undertook this study to determine the clinical, neuroimaging findings, etiologies and final outcome of 17 @entity1 with @entity49 diagnosed in a single center. @entity1 AND METHODS: In this retrospective study we analyzed the clinical and neuroimaging findings of @entity1 with @entity49 collected at our hospital from 1980 to 1997. The diagnosis of @entity49 was made by angiography and/or magnetic resonance imaging. Final outcome was assessed with the modified Rankin scale and @entity1 were included in two groups. Differences between groups were tested using uni and multivariate analysis. RESULTS: Seventeen @entity1 (10 @entity1 ) with a mean age of 41.9 years were analyzed. The most frequent clinical pattern was focal cerebral signs (70.5%) followed by symptoms/signs of @entity428 (12%) and diffuse @entity75 (12%). The diagnosis of @entity49 was made by conventional angiography in 12 cases (70.5%) and by magnetic resonance imaging in 5 (29.5%). The most frequent site of @entity432 was superior sagittal sinus (47%) followed by lateral sinus (35%). Etiologies were @entity1503 (29%), @entity5 (23.5%), oral contraceptives (12%), @entity281 (12%) and unknown in 18%. The majority of the @entity1 (59%) had minor neurological sequelae during follow-up. A decreased level of consciousness and @entity5 were associated with a worse functional outcome. CONCLUSIONS: In our series the most frequent clinical pattern was focal cerebral signs and the main etiology was @entity1503 . A relatively good prognosis was observed in those @entity1 . A decreased level of consciousness and presence of @entity5 were the factors associated with a bad prognosis in these cases.

[ XXXX . Study of 17 cases].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity428 :: ('MESH:D019586', 'Disease') :: ['increased intracranial pressure'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['encephalopathy'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['neoplasms', 'neoplasm'] @entity49 :: ('MESH:D019851', 'Disease') :: ['cerebral venous thrombosis'] @entity1503 :: ('MESH:D006402', 'Disease') :: ['hematologic disease'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection'] @entity432 :: ('MESH:D001157', 'Disease') :: ['venous occlusion']
@entity49 :: (MESH:D019851,Disease) :: ['Cerebral venous thrombosis']
