Unusual case of cerebral venous thrombosis

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) represents less than 5% of all strokes. Isolated cerebral deep venous thrombosis is very rare. Most patients present with rapid neurological deterioration. Early diagnosis and treatment may avoid potentially devastating consequences. Thrombosis of the cerebral deep v...

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Published in:Current medicine research and practice 2015-12, Vol.5 (6), p.275-277
Main Authors: Agarwal, Rajat, Patel, Samir, Batra, Anuradha, Anand, Ish, Rana, Davinder
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bilateral basal ganglia
Bilateral thalami
Cerebral deep venous thrombosis
Cerebral venous thrombosis
Corpus callosum
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Summary:Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) represents less than 5% of all strokes. Isolated cerebral deep venous thrombosis is very rare. Most patients present with rapid neurological deterioration. Early diagnosis and treatment may avoid potentially devastating consequences. Thrombosis of the cerebral deep venous system presenting with bilateral thalamic and basal ganglia infarction or oedema is not uncommon. We present a case of CVT with extensive involvement of basal ganglia, thalami and corpus callosum.
ISSN:2352-0817
2352-0825
DOI:10.1016/j.cmrp.2015.11.001