CVST
Medical abbreviation · Neurology
| Stands for | Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis |
|---|---|
| Categories | Medical |
CVST stands for Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, a neurology abbreviation.
Clot in the veins or venous sinuses that drain blood from the brain, causing headache, seizures, focal deficits, raised intracranial pressure and sometimes hemorrhage. It mostly affects younger adults, particularly women using estrogen-containing contraceptives or who are pregnant or postpartum.
Example: Severe headache and papilledema three weeks postpartum; MR venogram shows superior sagittal sinus thrombosis: CVST, heparin started.
Usage notes
Anticoagulation is the standard treatment even when the clot has already caused bleeding into the brain. In 2021 a rare syndrome of CVST with low platelets (vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia) was linked to certain adenovirus-vector COVID-19 vaccines. Also called cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) or dural venous sinus thrombosis.
Related abbreviations
More neurology abbreviations
- CMT – Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- CP – Cerebral palsy
- CPP – Cerebral perfusion pressure
- CSC – Comprehensive stroke center
- CTE – Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
- CVA – Cerebrovascular accident
- DAI – Diffuse axonal injury
- DBS – Deep brain stimulation
- DCI – Delayed cerebral ischemia
- DLB – Dementia with Lewy bodies
- DMD – Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- DMT – Disease-modifying therapy
See all 131 neurology abbreviations →
This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.