Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting as subdural haematoma.
The authors report a 39-year-old woman who presented with intermittent, excruciating nuchal and occipital headache. Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography scans showed bilateral subdural haematomas with veno-occlusive disease of the superficial and deep venous systems. There were bridging collaterals with scalp veins, bleeds from which could explain the subdural haematoma. There was acute on chronic veno-occlusive disease with an acute rise in intracranial pressure and a bleed from the vein of Galen.
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Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India.
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Joseph
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D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006408:Hematoma, Subdural / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed