Cerebral venous thrombosis. Clinical presentation and outcome in a prospective series from Sudan.

Objective: To describe the presentation and outcome of treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) in patients from Sudan, an example of a developing country.

Methods: In a prospective study, we described the clinical features, risk factors, and outcome of CVT in patients admitted to the National Center for Neurological Diseases, Khartoum, Sudan, the only specialized neurological hospital in the country, during the period from February 2001-October 2006. Patients were referred from other hospitals in the town or from nearby hospitals in Khartoum state.

Anticardiolipin antibodies in stroke patients in Sudan. Appraisal of their significance in a region of high burden of endemic infections.

Objective: To screen and evaluate the significance of anticardiolipin seroprevalence in patients with acute ischemic stroke, in patients with infectious disease, and in healthy subjects resident in Sudan, a tropical country endemic for several infectious diseases.

Methods: We conducted the study in Khartoum Teaching Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan between July 2003 and January 2005. We included 89 stroke cases, 30 infectious disease patients, and 30 asymptomatic healthy subjects.