A variant of the superficial middle cerebral vein mimicking an extraaxial hematoma.
We report a case of a 65-year-old man who was admitted to the hospital on an emergent basis because of head trauma. Non-contrast-enhanced CT findings of the brain suggested a small extraaxial hematoma that was shown to be a superficial middle cerebral vein variant on subsequent MR images.
University of Miami, Department of Veterans Affairs, 1201 NW 16th Street, FL 33125, USA.
Gaurav
G
Saigal
Eduardo
E
Villalobos
D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006407:Hematoma, Epidural, Cranial / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020225:Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed