Deep cerebral venous system thrombosis in adults.
Two fatal cases of deep cerebral venous system thrombosis are reported in adults. The first case looked like a diencephalic tumor or encephalitis but the diagnosis was made antemortem by means of cerebral angiography. Autopsy found bilateral infarction of basal ganglia. The second patient presented with a hemorrhagic infarction of right thalamus and basal ganglia. Deep cerebral venous occlusion was diagnosed at autopsy. In spite of a few cases of survival, the thrombosis of the galenic system remains often fatal. The pathological changes and indications for anticoagulation are discussed.
Milandre
L
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Clinique Neurologique, CHU Timone, Marseille, France.
Pellissier
J F
JF
Vincentelli
F
F
Khalil
R
R
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography