Improvement in sagittal sinus thrombosis by MRI.
A 33-year-old woman developed headaches, papilledema, and evanescent neurologic signs. MRI demonstrated thrombosis of the sagittal, transverse, and sigmoid sinuses. After initial heparinization and three months of oral anticoagulation therapy, papilledema was still present but the neurologic signs and symptoms had markedly improved. Repeat MRI scan revealed improvement in all dural thromboses.
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Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed