Neonatal Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis and the Main Perinatal Risk Factors-A Retrospective Unicentric Study.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Neonatal cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (CSVT) is a rare disorder, associated with long-term neurological sequelae. The aim of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the most commonly encountered perinatal risk factors for this disease in a cohort of newborns from Romania. (2) Methods: The medical records of neonatal CSVT patients treated between January 2017 and December 2021 were descriptively assessed. (3) Results: The study included nine neonates, five males (55.56%) and four females (44.44%), who were born at term. The most commonly presented clinical manifestations were feeding difficulties, lethargy, respiratory distress, loss of consciousness, and seizures. Maternal-inherited thrombophilia, male sex, complicated delivery, perinatal asphyxia, and mechanical venti

SUBMITTER: Filip C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9406898 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature