title: Cerebral venous thrombosis initially presenting with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage.
abstract: We report the case of a 44-year-old man with superior sagittal and transverse sinus thrombi, who initially presented with venous subarachnoid hemorrhage over the right parietal sulci. After 7 days of intravenous anticoagulation therapy, his condition stabilized. Cerebral venous thrombosis can be difficult to diagnose and is further complicated when patients initially present with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage. A high index of clinical suspicion is needed to diagnose venous subarachnoid hemorrhage so that appropriate treatment can be initiated as promptly as possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Tao-Yuan General Hospital, Taiwan, ROC. epilepsy2000@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ji-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Shang-Yeong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants