Displacement of the superior sagittal sinus associated with a brain tumor.
A 13-year-old girl with an 11 1/2-year history of seizures, was found to have a brain tumor and contralateral displacement of the superior sagittal sinus and falx. The rarity and possible mechanisms of sagittal sinus displacement are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009837:Oligodendroglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology