Abstract:Introduction:
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare but potentially debilitating thrombosis affecting 3-4 cases per million adults in the United States. Risk factors are thought similar to venous thrombosis, but there is little epidemiologic data corroborating this assertion. Concern about a possible association between the Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) and Oxford-AztraZenaca COVID-19 vaccines and cases of CVST resulted in increased global attention to this condition. Thus, large epidem… Show more
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