This type of thrombosis is a rare type of blood clot that happens in one of the largest veins in the brain. Today, it can be treated if identified early. A superior sagittal sinus (SSS) thrombosis is ...

Dural sinus thrombosis refers to clots in large, dural venous conduits, and cortical vein thrombosis refers to occlusion of veins on the surface of the cortex. Cerebral venous thrombosis encompasses ...

A 34 year-old woman presented with headaches and a mild receptive aphasia, two weeks following labor and delivery. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. (Left) Magnetic Resonance Venogram (MRV); (Middle) ...

Because the superior sagittal sinus did not enhance normally, MR venography (not shown) and subsequent conventional angiography (not shown) are performed and are consistent with superior sagittal ...

Patients with focal neurological signs may be both negative (deficits), as a result of a focal cortical damage secondary to a venous stroke (over 40% of patients; Table 3), or positive, reflecting a ...

A 25 year-old woman presented with headaches. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Magnetic Resonance Venogram (MRV). Note the absence of the left sigmoid sinus, as well as the complete absence of the left ...