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Late Complications Common After CVT, Even After Recovery

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TOPLINE: After experiencing cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT), more than 90% of patients achieved functional independence within 2 years, new research showed. However, one third developed delayed complications such as seizures, headaches, or bleeding. METHODOLOGY: - An ambispective (combining retrospective and prospective data) cohort study used data from the Vellore CVT Registry in India of ...
**Steelman:** This study provides robust, long-term data on CVT outcomes, challenging the notion that recovery is straightforward. The high rate of functional independence (92%) is encouraging, but the significant burden of late complications—seizures, headaches, bleeding—demonstrates that CVT is not a one-time event but a chronic condition requiring vigilance. The identification of risk factors (e.g., OCP use, anemia) offers actionable insights for clinicians. The study’s scale (2,500 patients ...