Letter to the Editor June 21, 2018

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Following Strangulation

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Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2018;20(3):17l02198

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To the Editor: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare type of stroke, with an annual incidence of around 1/100,000. Signs and symptoms are those associated with increased intracranial pressure due to impaired venous drainage and focal neurologic deficits resulting from venous ischemia or hemorrhage. The first group of symptoms includes headache (the most common symptom and present in around 90% of patients) and papilledema.