Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: : Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2] Sharmi Biswas, M.B.B.S

Overview[edit | edit source]

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rare disease that mostly occurs in children and women.

Epidemiology and Demographics[edit | edit source]

Incidence[edit | edit source]

• Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is rare, with 0.3 to 0.4 per 100,000 annual incidence in adults and 0.7 per 100,000 incidence in children (predominantly in the newborn^[1]).

Age[edit | edit source]

• In adults, the disease occurs most often in the third decade.^[1]

Gender[edit | edit source]

• 75% of cases are in women; some historical evidence suggests that the use of oral contraceptives in women is behind the disparity between the sexes.^[2]

References[edit | edit source]