Abstract:
Cerebral venous thrombosis is a condition of thrombosis in cerebral veins and major sinus duramater. Risk factor
of cerebral venous thrombosis include genetic factor like thrombophylia and hormonal contraception. There are
variations in clinical manifestation of cerebral venous thrombosis. The sign and symptom could be divided into
acute, subacute or chronic onset. There are 4 syndroms of clinical manifestations of cerebral venous thrombosis:
isolated intracranial hypertension, focal neurologic deficits, seizure, and encephalopathy. The focus of treatment
in cerebral venous thrombosis is anticoagulant therapy, sequele of seizure, to treat intracranial hypertension and
venous infarct. The main cause of death patient with acute onset cerebral venous thrombosis is transtentorial
herniation due to venous bleeding. Partial recovery happens in mostly patient with cerebral venous thrombosis
anda about 10% had permanent neurologic deficits untill 12 moths. Recanalisation occurs in the first month after
cerebral venous thrmbosis (84% patient in the third month) and limited after that. Cerebral venous thrombosis
recurrency is rare (2,8%).
Key words: risk factor, prognosis, treatment, cerebral venous thrombosis
