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Cases from the Cleveland Clinic: cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting to the emergency department with worst headache of life

Authors: Orlando Cortez, Christopher J. Schaeffer, Stephen F. Hatem, Jonathan Glauser, Manzoor Ahmed

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 1/2009

Abstract

A 31 year old woman presented with the worst headache of her life and was diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) by routine unenhanced computed tomography (CT) scan, subsequently confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance venography (MRV). Awareness of this less common cause for acute neurological presentation in the Emergency setting is important; the imaging characteristics of CVST are reviewed.

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Title: Cases from the Cleveland Clinic: cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting to the emergency department with worst headache of life
Authors: Orlando Cortez
Christopher J. Schaeffer
Stephen F. Hatem
Jonathan Glauser
Manzoor Ahmed
Publication date: 01-01-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-008-0769-3

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Cases from the Cleveland Clinic: cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting to the emergency department with worst headache of life

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