Table 1: Baseline characteristics and occurrence of scalp edema and the congestion of emissary veins in CVT patients compared to MS subjects.

 

MS

(n = 63)

CVT

(n = 102)

P (univariate model)

P (multivariate model)

Gender, n (%)

 

 

0.772

-

Female

50 (79.4)

79 (77.5)

 

 

Male

13 (20.6)

23 (22.5)

 

 

Age, mean ± SD

33.8 ± 10.3

35.9 ± 13.2

0.280

-

Scalp edema, n (%)

20 (31.7)

60 (58.8)

0.001

0.490

Congestion of emissary

veins, n (%)

18 (28.6)

73 (73.7)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

CVT: Cerebral venous thrombosis ; MS: Multiple sclerosis