White matter change on CT associated with superior vena cava syndrome: a case report.
An 11-year-old Japanese girl with nephrotic syndrome developed superior vena cava syndrome associated with hypercoagulability and an indwelling catheter. Cranial CT revealed diffuse low-density lesions in paraventricular white matter. Thrombectomy brought prompt relief of symptoms and correction of CT abnormalities.
Fukuda
M
M
Department of Nephrology, Metropolitan Kiyose Children's Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Nagai
T
T
Kamiyama
Y
Y
Kawamura
K
K
Kawahara
K
K
Honda
M
M
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed