Clustering of Cortical Venous Thrombosis in the Thar Desert of Western Rajasthan during Peak Summer Season

Khichar Shubhakaran^1*, Roopakshi Pathania², Amita Bgargava¹, Krishna Goyal², Syed Tajuddin Quadri²

¹Senior Professor Neurology, M D M Hospital, Department of Neurology, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur(Raj), India
²D M Neurology resident, M D M Hospital, Department of Neurology, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur(Raj), India

Dr. Khichar Shubhakaran, Dadaji House, 129 A, Sector G, Shastri Nagar, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Keywords: Cerebral Sinous Venous Thrombosis (CSVT); Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT)

Abstract

Ceebral sinous venous thrombosis(CSVT) or Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is rare in comparison to arterial stroke and have acute, subacute to chronic presentation with varied clinical manifestations like headache, vomiting, seizure focal neurological deficit etc. Like wise it has diverse etiologies. Dehydration is also an important precipitating factor in ischaemic stroke. We describe a small study but clustering of CVT cases in last summer season of Thar Desert of western Rajasthan, India. In our experience of about more than two and half decade we never encountered such clustering of CVT cases in summer so reporting this study may serve guide in future plannings.

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