Table 1:

Characteristics of patients with DVT

Patient No.Age/SexDiagnosisAvailable ImagingAffected Venous StructuresParenchymal ChangesDiagnostic Delay (d)#
139/fIDVTNCCT, MRI, MRARICV, SSEdema right thalamus, caudate nucleus, putamen11
239/fIDVTNCCT, CTA, MRI, MRALTSV, both ICV, both BVR, VG, SSEdema thalami, caudate nuclei, putamen,  bilaterally14
347/fIDVTNCCT, CTA, MRI, MRA,  DSAboth ICV, VG, SSHemorrhage left thalamus, edema both thalami21
449/mIDVTNCCT, MRI, MRA, DSALTSV, both ICV, both BVR, VG, SSEdema both thalami1
531/fCDVTNCCT, CTA, MRI, MRA,  DSABoth TSV, both ICV, both BVR, VG,  SS, LTSEdema both thalami, left caudate nucleus,  putamen, bilaterally1
627/mIDVTNCCT, CTA, MRI, MRALTSV, both ICV, LBVR, VG, SSEdema both thalami, posterior part of left  hippocampus28
741/fCDVTNCCT, CTA, MRI, MRABoth ICV, RBVR, VG, SS, RTSNone5
838/fCDVTNCCT, CTA, MRI, MRABoth ICV, RBVR, VG, SS, LTS, LSS  SSSEdema both thalami, left parietal lobe, left  occipital lobe, hemorrhage both thalami6
  • Note:—DVT indicates deep cerebral venous thrombosis; f, female; m, male; IDVT, isolated deep venous thrombosis; CDVT, combined deep venous thrombosis; NCCT, noncontrast cranial CT; CTA, CT angiography; MRI, MR imaging; MRA, MR angiography; DSA, digital subtraction angiography; ICV, internal cerebral veins; RICV, right internal cerebral vein; SS, straight sinus; TSV, thalamostriate vein; LTSV, left thalamostriate vein; BVR, basal veins of Rosenthal; LBVR, left basal vein of Rosenthal; RBVR, right basal vein of Rosenthal; VG, great vein of Galen; diagnostic delay #, time between onset of initial symptoms and definite diagnosis of DVT; LTS, left transverse sinus; RTS, right transverse sinus; LSS, left sigmoid sinus; SSS, superor sagittal sinus.