Long-term headache following cerebral venous thrombosis: a systematic review
Diana Doukhi, Jerome Mawet, Caroline Roos, Mikael Mazighi, Isabelle Crassard · 2026
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Diana Doukhi and colleagues published a 2026 systematic review of long-term headache after cerebral venous thrombosis. That clot in the brain's veins mainly strikes young adults and usually announces itself with headache. Recovery of movement and independence is often good, yet headaches linger. Searching two databases for studies from 2000 to 2025, the reviewers kept fifteen studies covering 2,136 patients and, because methods differed so much, summarised the findings qualitatively.
Reported headache prevalence ranged widely, from fourteen to fifty-nine percent. The headaches usually mimicked tension-type or migraine patterns, and brand-new headache was the commonest presentation, though old disorders also changed character. A previous headache history and depression predicted trouble; brain bleeding at the event did not. Some cases traced to treatable secondary causes such as raised pressure inside the skull. The authors call for a standard definition and a shared name for this neglected aftermath.
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| CREATOR | Diana Doukhi, Jerome Mawet, Caroline Roos, Mikael Mazighi, Isabelle Crassard |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39263 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |