title: Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of an acute venous stroke: case report.
abstract: A patient with a superior sagittal sinus thrombosis had progressively worsening symptoms and signs that resolved after IV heparin therapy. MR imaging revealed abnormalities in diffusion, similar to those seen with acute arterial stroke. Abnormalities shown on a T2-weighted fast spin-echo and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images resolved completely. The findings in this report contradict those from previous reports that suggest diffusion-weighted imaging with quantitative apparent diffusion coefficients may be used in selecting patients for dural venous sinus thrombolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospital Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Peeters
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Stadnik
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bissay
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schmedding
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osteaux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020225:Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin