TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER ULTRASOUND FINDINGS IN CEREBRAL VENOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS - CASE-REPORT

Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) findings are described in a pati ent with acute thrombosis of the sagittal venous sinus. The TCD findin g of prominent venous signals adjacent to the middle cerebral artery g ave the first indication of the diagnosis, which was subsequently conf irmed by computerized tomography. Awareness of the possible TCD findin gs in patients with a similar history may lead to a more rapid diagnos is of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.