Thrombosis of the internal cerebral vein associated with transient unilateral thalamic edema: a case report and review of the literature.
Thrombosis of the deep venous system presenting with bilateral thalamic infarction or edema is a common finding, but unilateral venous thrombosis presenting with unilateral thalamic edema is extremely rare. We report a case of a patient with this unusual condition presenting with nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms. CT and MR imaging revealed a unilateral thalamostriate lesion. The imaging sign that was most helpful in establishing the diagnosis, however, was the MR finding of a thrombus in a single internal cerebral vein.
Institute of Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Grosshadern, Germany.
Karin A
KA
Herrmann
Bernd
B
Sporer
Tarek A
TA
Yousry
D000328:Adult; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis