title: Sigmoid sinus thrombosis in a child after closed head injury.
abstract: Sigmoid sinus thrombosis in children following a closed head injury is rare. The authors report such a case with the clinical presentation, radiological findings and current literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK. jsousa@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vaz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed