Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in Preterm Infants.

Rhandi Christensen Pradeep Krishnan Gabrielle A deVeber Nomazulu Dlamini Daune MacGregor Elizabeth Pulcine Mahendranath Moharir

Published in: Stroke (2022)

In our sample of preterm infants with CVST, more than one-quarter were asymptomatic. White matter brain lesions predominated and one-half had neurological deficits at follow-up. Anticoagulation of preterm CVST in this small cohort appeared to be safe. Larger studies of preterm CVST are needed.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
white matter
cerebral ischemia
multiple sclerosis
subarachnoid hemorrhage
pulmonary embolism
preterm birth
atrial fibrillation
traumatic brain injury
gestational age
brain injury
case control
resting state
cerebral blood flow