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Table 2 Types of brain damage related to CVT in whole cohort, and ICU survivors or death

From: Outcome of a cohort of severe cerebral venous thrombosis in intensive care

Brain damages

All CVTs

n = 41 (%)

ICU deaths

n = 10 (%)

ICU survivors

n = 31 (%)

p value

Hematomas and hemorrhagic transformations

32 (78.0)

10 (100)

22 (70.9)

0.083

 Left hemisphere

10 (24.4)

3 (30)

7 (22.6)

0.68

 Right hemisphere

6 (14.6)

1 (10)

5 (16.1)

1.00

 Both hemispheres

14 (34.1)

5 (50)

9 (29.0)

0.26

 Median structures

9 (21.9)

3 (30)

6 (19.4)

0.66

 Posterior fossa

3 (7.3)

1 (10)

2 (6.5)

1.00

 ≥2 hematomas

16 (39.0)

6 (60)

10 (32.3)

0.15

Intracranial hypertension

25 (60.9)

10 (100)

15 (48.4)

0.003

Cerebral edema

24 (58.5)

7 (70)

17 (54.8)

0.48

Venous ischemia

18 (43.9)

6 (60)

12 (38.7)

0.29

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

8 (19.5)

3 (30)

5 (16.1)

0.38

Hydrocephaly

5 (12.2)

1 (10)

4 (12.9)

1.00

  1. p < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant