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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamadmostafa Jahansouz M.D.[2]

Overview

Risk Factors

The most potent risk factor in the development of [disease name] is [risk factor 1]. Other risk factors include [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

OR

Common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include [risk factor 1], [risk factor 2], [risk factor 3], and [risk factor 4].

Common Risk Factors

  • Common risk factors in the development of cavernous sinus thrombosis may be occupational, environmental, genetic, and viral.[1]
  • Common risk factors in the development of cavernous sinus thrombosis include:[1]
    • Neoplasms
    • Infections:
      • Facial
      • Sinusitis
      • Otitis media
      • Dental infections
      • Sepsis
    • Thrombophilic genetic disorders such as:
      • Factor V Leiden mutation
      • Prothrombin G20210A mutation
      • Antithrombin III deficiency
      • Protein C or S deficiency
      • Increased factor VIII
    • Acquired thrombophilic disorders such as:
      • Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
      • Hyperhomocysteinemia
      • Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
    • Pregnancy
    • Obesity
    • Dehydration
    • Autoimmune disease
    • Uncontrolled diabetes
    • Steroid use
    • Chemotherapy
    • Oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy
    • Inflammatory bowel diseases

Less Common Risk Factors

  • Less common risk factors in the development of [disease name] include:
    • Puerperium
    • Fibrous thyroiditis
    • Arterio-venous malformations
    • Immunosuppression

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Saadatnia M, Fatehi F, Basiri K, Mousavi SA, Mehr GK (2009). "Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis risk factors". Int J Stroke. 4 (2): 111–23. doi:10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00260.x. PMID 19383052.

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