Temporal Profile of CT and T2*-Weighted Gradient-Echo MRI in a Patient with Unilateral Thalamostriate Vein Thrombosis

Deep cerebral venous system thrombosis (DCVST) is an uncommon variety of thrombosis that accounts for 11% of cases of cerebral venous thrombosis. Thalamostriate vein (TSV) thrombosis is further rare among patients with DCVST. Although patients with cerebral venous thrombosis commonly have characteristic neurological deficits including headache, deterioration of consciousness, and seizures, patients with DCVST do not necessarily show such symptoms. Therefore, diagnose of DCVST is sometimes difficult.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 24, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Hikaru Kamo, Yuji Ueno, Mizuho Sugiyama, Nobukazu Miyamoto, Kazuo Yamashiro, Ryota Tanaka, Nobutaka Hattori Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research