Table 1: Patients data

N

Age, gender

Clinical symptoms

Causes and risk factors

Topography

Parenchyma involvement

Outcome

1

11, M

ICH, P, IIIrd np, VIth np, exophtalmos,

Severe staphylococcal of the face

SC

no

normal

2

27, F

ICH, P, motor deficit, DC

Post-partum, otomastoiditis

SSS, SLD

yes

Motor deficit

3

60, M

Seizures, motor deficit, DC, fever

absent

SLD

yes

normal

4

24, F

Ptosis, headache , IIIrd np, VIth np, exophtalmos, DC, fever

Severe staphylococcal of the face

SC

no

IIIrd np, VIth np

5

17, F

ICH, P, VIth np, exophtalmos,  fever,

Probable local infection

SC

no

death

6

27, F

ICH, P, seizures, motor deficit,

Post-partum

SSS

yes

seizures

7

43, M

Seizures, motor deficit,

Absent

SSS, SLG

yes

normal

8

28, F

ICH, seizures, motor deficit, DC

Post-partum

SSS

yes

death

9

21, F

ICH, fever

Post-partum

SSS

No

normal

10

17, M

ICH, P,

Behçet disease

SLD

No

normal

11

18, F

Headache, status epilepticus, motor deficit, DC, fever

Post-partum

SSS

SLD

Yes

normal

12

18, F

ICH, P,  fever

Otomastoiditis

SLG

No

normal

13

46, M

ICH, IIIrd np, VIth np

Severe staphylococcal of the face

SC

No

Blindness, IIIrd np, VIth np

14

54, M

ICH, P, motor deficit

Pulmonary carcinoma with metastasis

SLD

yes

death

15

25, F

ICH, P, status epilepticus, DC, fever

Post-partum

SSS, SLD

yes

normal

16

24, M

Headache, fever, IIIrd np, VIth np exophtalmos

Ethmoiditis

SC

no

normal

17

65, F

DC

Miliary tuberculosis

SLD

no

normal

18

25, F

Status epilepticus, DC, fever

absent

Basilar veins, ICV

yes

Cognitive dysfunction, motor deficit

19

13,M

ICH, P

otomastoiditis

SLD

No

normal

20

40, F

Headache, motor deficit

Post-partum, epidural analgésia

Cortical vein

No

normal

21

7, F

ICH, P, fever

Absent

SSS, SLD, SLG

No

normal

22

55

ICH, motor deficit, DC

Absent

SLG

Yes

death

23

18 months, F

Status epileptcus, hyporeactivity

Protein C deficiency

SSS

yes

Pyramidal hypertonia

24

40, F

Headache, seizures, motor deficit

Post-partum

SSS

yes

Motor deficit

25

19, F

Headache, DC

Post-partum,

SLD

No

normal

26

18, F

ICH, P

Essential thrombocytemia

SSS

No

normal

27

44,F

ICH, motor deficit, fever

absent

SSS, RLS

no

normal

28

24,F

Headache, DC

Post-partum

SSS, LLS

yes

normal

29

28,M

Motor deficit

Behcet disease

Basilar veins

yes

Motor deficit

30

23,F

ICH, seizures, DC, fever

absent

SSS

yes

normal

IIIrd np, third nerve paralysis; DC, disorder of consciousness; ICH, intracranial hypertension; ICV, internal cerebral veins; P, papilledema SSS, superior sagittal sinus; LLS, left lateral sinus; RLS, right lateral sinus; CS, cavernous sinus; F: feminine; M: masculine.