title: [Cerebral venous thrombosis imagiologic features in a pregnant woman].
abstract: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a relatively rare but serious condition potentially reversible upon accurate diagnosis and adequate therapy. The peri-partum state and pregnancy are predisposing factors and TVC accounts for about 6% of maternal deaths. Its clinical symptoms depend on the the thrombus site and extension, and also on the existing collateral vessels network. We present the case of a 33 year-old woman, 13 weeks pregnant, that complained of headaches and whose cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed a subtotal oclusión of the superior sagittal sinus. We discuss the imaging features of dural venous thrombosis in the acute phase.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Neurorradiologia, Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria Madalena
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Ana Cristina
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fragata
authors.forename: José Tiago
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manaças
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*