Fenestrated sagittal sinus mimicking posterior cerebral infarction.
Two patients who presented with abnormal neurological findings and focal abnormalities on static brain imaging, were felt to have infarction in the distribution of the posterior cerebral artery. However, the posterior flow study delineated the cause of the abnormality as being a fenestrated anomaly of the sagittal sinus. The incidence of occlusive disease of the posterior cerebral artery, its clinical and scintigraphic presentation and the potential pitfalls for misinterpretation are reviewed.
D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging