Characteristics and outcomes of cerebral venous thrombosis associated with COVID-19

INTRODUCTION: Previous reports and meta-analyses derived from small case series reported a mortality rate of up to 40% in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 associated cerebral venous thrombosis (COVID-CVT). We assessed the clinical characteristics and outcomes in an international cohort of patients with COVID-CVT.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a registry study of consecutive COVID-CVT patients diagnosed between March 2020 and March 2023. Data collected by the International Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Consortium from patients with CVT diagnosed between 2017 and 2018 served as a comparison. Outcome analyses were adjusted for age and sex.

RESULTS: We included 70 patients with COVID-CVT from 23 hospitals in 15 countries and 206 controls from 14 hospitals in 13 countries. The proportion of women was smaller in the COVID-CVT group (50% vs 68%, p < 0.01). A higher proportion of COVID-CVT patients presented with altered mental state (44% vs 25%, p < 0.01), the median thrombus load was higher in COVID-CVT patients (3 [IQR 2-4] vs 2 [1-3], p < 0.01) and the length of hospital stay was longer compared to controls (11 days [IQR 7-20] vs 8 [4-15], p = 0.02). In-hospital mortality did not differ (5/67 [7%, 95% CI 3-16] vs 7/206 [3%, 2-7], aOR 2.6 [95% CI 0.7-9]), nor did the frequency of functional independence after 6 months (modified Rankin Scale 0-2; 45/58 [78%, 95% CI 65-86] vs 161/185 [87%, 81-91], aOR 0.5 [95% CI 0.2-1.02]).

CONCLUSION: In contrast to previous studies, the in-hospital mortality rate and functional outcomes during follow-up did not differ between COVID-CVT patients and the pre-COVID-19 controls.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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European stroke journal - (2024) vom: 04. Apr., Seite 23969873241241885

Sprache:

Englisch

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Scutelnic, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
van de Munckhof, Anita [VerfasserIn]
Miraclin, Angel T [VerfasserIn]
Aaron, Sanjith [VerfasserIn]
Hameed, Sajid [VerfasserIn]
Wasay, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Grosu, Oxana [VerfasserIn]
Krzywicka, Katarzyna [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez van Kammen, Mayte [VerfasserIn]
Lindgren, Erik [VerfasserIn]
Moreira, Tiago [VerfasserIn]
Acampora, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Negro, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Karapanayiotides, Theodoros [VerfasserIn]
Yaghi, Shadi [VerfasserIn]
Revert, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Cuadrado Godia, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Madrona, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
La Spina, Paolino [VerfasserIn]
Grillo, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Giammello, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Thanh N [VerfasserIn]
Abdalkader, Mohamad [VerfasserIn]
Buture, Alina [VerfasserIn]
Sofia Cotelli, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Raposo, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Tsivgoulis, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Candelaresi, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Ciacciarelli, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Mbroh, Joshua [VerfasserIn]
Batenkova, Tatiana [VerfasserIn]
Scoppettuolo, Pasquale [VerfasserIn]
Zedde, Marialuisa [VerfasserIn]
Pascarella, Rosario [VerfasserIn]
Antonenko, Kateryna [VerfasserIn]
Kristoffersen, Espen S [VerfasserIn]
Kremer Hovinga, Johanna A [VerfasserIn]
Jood, Katarina [VerfasserIn]
Aguiar de Sousa, Diana [VerfasserIn]
Poli, Sven [VerfasserIn]
Tatlisumak, Turgut [VerfasserIn]
Putaala, Jukka [VerfasserIn]
Coutinho, Jonathan M [VerfasserIn]
Ferro, José M [VerfasserIn]
Arnold, Marcel [VerfasserIn]
Heldner, Mirjam R [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Cerebral venous thrombosis
Journal Article
Stroke

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Date Revised 04.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1177/23969873241241885

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NLM370622227