RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of an Acute Venous Stroke: Case Report
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1949
OP 1952
VO 22
IS 10
A1 Els Peeters
A1 Tadeusz Stadnik
A1 Frédéric Bissay
A1 Eric Schmedding
A1 Michel Osteaux
YR 2001
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/22/10/1949.abstract
AB Summary: A patient with a superior sagittal sinus thrombosis had progressively worsening symptoms and signs that resolved after IV heparin therapy. MR imaging revealed abnormalities in diffusion, similar to those seen with acute arterial stroke. Abnormalities shown on a T2-weighted fast spin-echo and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images resolved completely. The findings in this report contradict those from previous reports that suggest diffusion-weighted imaging with quantitative apparent diffusion coefficients may be used in selecting patients for dural venous sinus thrombolysis.