ISSN:
1432-1920
Keywords:
Key words Stroke
;
Veins, cerebral, thrombosis
;
Magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion-weighted
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We report a 20-year-old woman who suffered headaches before presenting with a state of fluctuating vigilance. MRI showed diffuse high signal in the basal ganglia bilaterally on diffusion- and T2-weighted images, which had areas of both low and high apparent diffusion coefficient, presumed to correspond to cytotoxic and vasogenic oedema. MR venography showed no flow in the deep cerebral veins or straight sinus. Heparin was given, with clinical recovery. On follow-up MRI, the appearances became normal.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002340000395
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