“…In addition, the most recently published large CVT cohort study revealed that DCVT, mental status disorder, male sex, and age 1 37 years, all of which were observed in our patient, increased the risk of death and dependence [12]. However, a favorable prognosis has recently been reported in some cases [1,4,5,[7][8][9]. This may partly be because milder cases are increasingly diagnosed earlier by MRI [5,9].…”