Acute mastoiditis complicated by cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in children.

xloma.fota.13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Acute mastoiditis complicated by cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in children. Via International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology,http://goo.gl/4YdRhz Related Articles Acute mastoiditis complicated by cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Nov 17;:110508 Authors: Vergadi E, Velegrakis S, Raissaki M, Bitsori M, Karatzanis A, Galanakis E Abstract AIM: Diagnosis and management of complicated mastoiditis in childhood are still controversial. We investigated the clinical manifestations, evaluation and management of children with mastoiditis complicated with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study that included all children admitted for acute mastoiditis over the last 5 years. Children were divided in two groups based on the presence or not of venous sinus thrombosis. Clinical, laboratory, imaging and management data were retrieved and compared. RESULTS: Overall, 20 children with acute mastoiditis were included, of whom 5 had magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). In all complicated cases, neurological signs rather than mastoiditis signs, prevailed. The more prominent neurologic signs observed were lethargy (60%), nuchal rigidity (60%), abducens nerve palsy (60%) and ataxic gait (20%). Treatment consisted of intravenous antibiotics combined with anticoagulation. Surgery was performed in four children (4/5). Complicated cases had prolonged symptoms prior to admission (p 0.002), presented with neurologic signs and symptoms (p < 0.001), underwent more often lumbar puncture (p < 0.001) and brain imaging (p < 0.001), and were treated with prolonged courses of antibiotics and surgery (<0.001), compared to children with uncomplicated mastoiditis. CONCLUSION: Neurological signs and symptoms and elevated ICP dominate in children with mastoiditis complicated with thrombosis. Brain imaging is essential for early diagnosis of cerebral venous sinus complications and appropriate management. PMID: 33234334 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.