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Post-partum period is a risk factor of cortical vein and sinus thrombosis. The combination of CVST and thrombocytopenia had been identified very rarely in those receiving COVID vaccination
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Aetiology
Venous Anatomy
Anatomy of the thrombosis in order of occurrence
Pathophysiology
Clinical
Differential
Investigations
Worse Prognosis
Inherited Procoagulant Conditions
Name Frequency Factor V Leiden mutation 3-7% Prothrombin gene mutation 1-2% Antithrombin deficiency 3 Protein C deficiency 0.3% Protein S deficiency 0.1% Management
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Cerebral Venous Sinus thrombosis
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