Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST): Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Recovery

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST) Medically …

My Baby Had a CVST: Ivanna and Giovanna’s Story

My name is Giovanna, and I am the mother of baby Ivanna. We are from Mexico, and I want you to share our story. My family has a history of…

Staying Positive Through My Experience with CVST: Maddie’s Story

…week later, when the pain reached its peak, that I returned to the ER and finally received a scan. I was diagnosed with Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis, or CVST, which…

Many Doctors Aren’t Familiar with CVST: Abigail’s Story

…two scans, suddenly I had a whole team of people telling me I had CVST, a severe blood clot in the brain. They said that this condition is rare, especially…

My CVST Was Caught Just In Time: Naomi’s Story

…my newborn I was told I had an extensive blood clot in my brain known as a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis or CVST. I asked if I was going to…

Birth Control for Fertility Treatments Caused My Stroke and CVST: Antonella’s Story

…Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST). They explained that, although I was bleeding on my brain, they had to put me on a heparin blood thinner drip because the main priority was…

If You Feel Like Something is Wrong, Please Advocate for Yourself: Nicole’s Story

On October 27, 2024, I was diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). There was a large blood clot taking up the transverse and sigmoid portion of the venous sinus…

A “Just to Be Safe” CT Found a Blood Clot in My Brain: Deborah’s Story

…Hospital I spent eight days in the hospital for a CVST — cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Not only was it a rare clot, the vein it was located in was…

I Had Three Large Blood Clots in my Brain: Jessica’s Story

…a condition known as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, or CVST. Two of them were in the sinuses of my brain. The sinuses of the brain are large veins that receive…

Life is a Gift and it’s Fragile: Cara’s Story

…very wrong, a CT with contrast and an MR venogram were performed. I had a massive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) blood clot in the venous system of my brain…