THROMBOSIS OF THE DEEP CEREBRAL VEINS - CT AND MRI FINDINGS WITH PATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION

Deep cerebral vein thrombosis can present with acute, severe neurologi cal symptoms and may be rapidly fatal as in the 20-year-old woman repo rted here. Although MRI is superior for establishing the diagnosis, CT is usually the first examination performed in the clinical setting. I t is therefore important to recognise certain indicators such as exten sive bithalamic low density These and certain other less specific sign s are correlated with the MRI and autopsy findings.