Clinical Study

Clinical Characteristics of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Single-Centre Experience in China

Table 2

Clinical manifestations of SLE patients with CVST.

NumberGender/age (y)Organ involvementSLEDAISite of
CVST occlusion
TreatmentOutcome

1F/16F, K, H21SSS, (B) TS, (B) SSGC (pulse) + CTXLost
2F/18F, K, H, C25(L) TSGC (pulse) + CTXDied
3F/17F, R, A, K 22(R) TS, (R) SSGC + CTXDied
4F/20F, H 15SSSGC (pulse) + CTXSurvived
5M/38H, K20SSS, (B) TS, (B) SSGC (pulse) + CTX + FK506Survived
6F/36R, A, H, C, P17(L) TS, (L) SSGC + CTXSurvived
7F/43R, A, S18SSS, (L) TSGC + CTXSurvived
8F/52A, K, S19(R) ISS, (L) TSGC (pulse) + CTXSurvived
9F/30F, K, P24(R) SS, (R) TSGC (pulse) + CTXSurvived
10F/20S, K, H, TTP30SSS, (L) TSGC (pulse) + CTX + MMF + plasmapheresisSurvived
11M/30None16SSS, (B) TSGC (pulse) + CTXSurvived
12M/14F, GI, K20(R) SSGC (pulse) + CTXSurvived
13F/41R, A, K18(B) TS, (B) SSGC (pulse) + CTXDied
14M/28K, A20(L) SS, (L) TS GC (pulse) + CTXSurvived
15F/30R, H17(R) TSGC + CTX Survived
16M/34K20(L) SSGC (pulse) + CTXSurvived
17F/15K, CAPS19SSSGC (pulse) + CTXSurvived

Organ Involvement. F: fever, R: rash, H: hemocytopenia, C: cardiac involvement, K: kidney disease, A: arthritis, P: pulmonary involvement, S: serositis, GI: gastrointestinal involvement, and CAPS: catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome.
Site of CVST Occlusion. B: bilateral, L: left, R: right, SSS: superior sagittal sinus, ISS: inferior sagittal sinus, SS: sigmoid sinus, and TS: transverse sinus.
Treatment. GC: glucocorticoid, CTX: cyclophosphamide, and MMF: mycophenolate mofetil.