title: A case of unilateral thalamic hemorrhagic infarction as a result of the vein of Galen and straight sinus thrombosis.
abstract: Straight sinus vein thrombosis represents 15% of all diagnosed sinus vein thrombosis. Thrombotic occlusion of the deep cerebral venous system, the straight sinus, and the vein of Galen causes centrally located and usually bilateral thalamic infarcts. Unilateral thalamic venous infarction is extremely rare. The clinical and radiologic findings can be nonspecific and diagnostically challenging. We report a patient with this unusual condition and review the available literature.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Aintree, Department of Radiology, Longmoore Lane, Liverpool L97AL, UK. h@wieshmann.fsnet.co.uk
authors.forename: Nuribe Hulya
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Wieshmann
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hodgson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000473:pathology*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000009:adverse effects; D005165:Factor V / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D010690:Phlebography; D012307:Risk Factors; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D013786:Thalamic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; C095381:factor V Leiden; D005165:Factor V