» Articles » PMID: 36010072

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

Overview
Specialty Health Services
Date 2022 Aug 26
PMID 36010072
Authors
Affiliations
Soon will be listed here.
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 ventilation were frequently identified as potential risk factors for developing CSVT. The lesions were more frequently localized in the superior sagittal sinus (n = 7; 77.78%), followed by the transverse (n = 4; 44.44%), sigmoid (n = 2; 22.22%), and cavernous (n = 1; 11.11%) sinuses. Low-molecular-weight heparin was administered to all patients, and two of them died from thrombotic complications. (4) Conclusions: Recognition of potential risk factors and a prompt diagnosis of neonatal CSVT could lead to better patient management and to a reduction of severe complications.

Citing Articles

Hemostatic Status of Neonates with Perinatal Hypoxia, Studied via NATEM in Cord Blood Samples.

Tsaousi M, Sokou R, Pouliakis A, Politou M, Iacovidou N, Boutsikou T Children (Basel). 2024; 11(7).

PMID: 39062248 PMC: 11276384. DOI: 10.3390/children11070799.


Delivery Room Lung Ultrasound-Feasibility, Normal Patterns, and Predictive Value for Respiratory Support in Term and Near-Term Neonates: A Monocentric Study.

Toma A, Dima V, Fieraru A, Arghirescu A, Andrasoaie L, Chirap R Life (Basel). 2024; 14(6).

PMID: 38929715 PMC: 11204493. DOI: 10.3390/life14060732.


A radiomics-based study of deep medullary veins in infants: Evaluation of neonatal brain injury with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy susceptibility-weighted imaging.

Zhuang X, Jin K, Li J, Yin Y, Dong X, Lin H Front Neurosci. 2023; 16:1093499.

PMID: 36733926 PMC: 9887113. DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1093499.


Study of 52 Pediatric Patients Who Required 78 Hospital Admissions for Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis from 2013 to 2020 Using Data from the Polish National Health Fund Registry.

Sarecka-Hujar B, Gujski M, Maluchnik M, Bartosinski J, Chlon-Dominczak A, Kopyta I Med Sci Monit. 2023; 29:e939176.

PMID: 36726299 PMC: 9904331. DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939176.

References
1.
Sun L, Pearl M, Bahouth M, Carrasco M, Hoops K, Schuette J . Mechanical Thrombectomy in an Infant With Acute Embolic Stroke. Pediatr Neurol. 2018; 82:53-54. DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2018.02.002. View

2.
Drougia A, Zikou A, Vartholomatos G, Argyropoulou M, Andronikou S . Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a pre-term neonate diagnosed by MR-venography. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2013; 33(4):415. DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2013.767783. View

3.
Kenet G, Lutkhoff L, Albisetti M, Bernard T, Bonduel M, Brandao L . Impact of thrombophilia on risk of arterial ischemic stroke or cerebral sinovenous thrombosis in neonates and children: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Circulation. 2010; 121(16):1838-47. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.913673. View

4.
Moharir M, Shroff M, Stephens D, Pontigon A, Chan A, MacGregor D . Anticoagulants in pediatric cerebral sinovenous thrombosis: a safety and outcome study. Ann Neurol. 2010; 67(5):590-9. DOI: 10.1002/ana.21936. View

5.
Tuckuviene R, Christensen A, Helgestad J, Johnsen S, Kristensen S . Pediatric venous and arterial noncerebral thromboembolism in Denmark: a nationwide population-based study. J Pediatr. 2011; 159(4):663-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.03.052. View