Saturday, May 26, 2012

Venous thrombosis presenting as subarachnoid hemorrhage

49 yrs, M

Seizures on the morning of admission

Vitals stable

No focal deficit

A CT done at admission showed SAH with flocculent surface hematoma in the left anterior frontal region…significantly there was no blood in the basal cisterns

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NCCT at admission

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Enlarged images of the NCCT

A cerebral DSA was done which showed thrombosis of anterior part of the superior sagittal sinus, partial thrombosis of the inferior sagittal sinus with hypoplastic left transverse and sigmoid sinuses

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Right ICA angiogram

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Left ICA angiogram

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Left and right vertebral angiogram

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Right middle meningeal had anomalous origin from right petrous ICA

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Left ECA angiogram showed blush from the middle meningeal artery in the region of the thrombosed superior sagittal sinus

Patient was put on heparin after this

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NCCT next morning showed significant resolution of the SAH.

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Enlarged images of the NCCT

The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged in a stable condition, on Warfarin.

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