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cerebral trombosis (nursing intervention (In patients with CVT and a…
cerebral trombosis
nursing intervention
In patients with CVT and a single seizure with parenchymal lesions, early initiation of antiepileptic drugs
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when this is observed, increased intracranial pressure should be treated urgently
In patients with CVT and increased intracranial pressure, monitoring for progressive visual loss is recommended
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causes
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Particular blood disorders, especially polycythemia vera
Meningitis and infections of the ear, nose and throat area such as mastoiditis and sinusitis
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surgical intervention
Endovascular intervention may be considered if deterioration occurs despite intensive anticoagulation treatment
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pathophysiology
is the presence of a blood clot in the dural venous sinuses, which drain blood from the brain. In cavernous thrombosis, a blood clot develops in the sinuses behind your eyes or at the bottom of your skull after an infection and there is a loss of oxygen from a region of the brain as a result of obstruction by a thrombus (clot) of the artery that supplies it