title: Transcranial Doppler ultrasound findings in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. Case report.
abstract: Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) findings are described in a patient with acute thrombosis of the sagittal venous sinus. The TCD finding of prominent venous signals adjacent to the middle cerebral artery gave the first indication of the diagnosis, which was subsequently confirmed by computerized tomography. Awareness of the possible TCD findings in patients with a similar history may lead to a more rapid diagnosis of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wardlaw
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Steers
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sellar
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography