Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST): Adults

Ref/ID: TWCG22(14) V2.5

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a complex disease affecting all age groups. Although there may be many causes, the primary pathology is thrombosis within the draining veins of the brain, and resulting complications. Clinicians should have a higher index of clinical suspicion for all such presentations in patients known to have hereditary thrombophilia or lupus anticoagulant. This policy provides details around those groups of patients.

Categories:

  • Medicine: Stroke, Elderly, Rehab, Neurology

Published: 11/04/2016

Status: Passed review date of 11/01/2018

Owners:

  • Salford Care Organisation
  • Salford Care Organisation: Neurosciences

Applicable to:

  • Salford Care Organisation