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The management of elevated intracranial pressure and sinus vein thrombosis associated with mastoiditis: the experience of eighteen patients

Purpose Cerebral sinus vein thrombosis (CSVT) associated with acute mastoiditis is a rare complication of acute otitis media. Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) frequently occurs secondary to CSVT. The study aims to review the 5 years of experience of four medical centres to treat sigmoid sinus th...

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Published in:Child's nervous system 2022-02, Vol.38 (2), p.421-428
Main Authors: Havalı, Cengiz, İnce, Hülya, Gündoğdu, Elif Başaran, Gürkaş, Esra, Karal, Yasemin, Ekici, Arzu, Gündoğdu, Ercan
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Summary:Purpose Cerebral sinus vein thrombosis (CSVT) associated with acute mastoiditis is a rare complication of acute otitis media. Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) frequently occurs secondary to CSVT. The study aims to review the 5 years of experience of four medical centres to treat sigmoid sinus thrombosis and elevated intracranial pressure in children. Methods Patients with CSVT that developed secondary mastoiditis from 2016 through 2021 were evaluated in four centres from Turkey. Patients diagnosed with a preceding or synchronous mastoiditis and intracranial sinus thrombosis were included in the study. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance venography (MRV), ICP measurements, ophthalmological examinations, thrombophilia studies and treatments for increased ICP have also been recorded. Results The study group comprises 18 children. Twelve patients were diagnosed with right-sided, six patients with left-sided sinus vein thrombosis. All of the patients had ipsilateral mastoiditis. The most common presenting symptoms were fever, ear pain, headache, visual disorders and vomiting. The most encountered neurologic findings were papilledema, strabismus and sixth cranial nerve palsy. ICP was over 20 cm H 2 O in eleven patients. Anticoagulant treatment, antibiotics, pressure-lowering lumbar puncture and lumboperitoneal shunt were among the treatment modalities. Conclusion Elevated ICP can damage the brain and optic nerve irreversibly, without treatment. For treating elevation of ICP associated with cerebral sinus thrombosis, pressure-lowering lumbar puncture (LP), acetazolamide therapy, optic nerve sheath fenestration (ONSF) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-shunting procedures are suggested in case of deteriorated vision.
ISSN:0256-7040
1433-0350
DOI:10.1007/s00381-021-05402-6