sagittal sinus

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sagittal sinus

The superior or the inferior sagittal sinus.

See also: sinus

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The transverse and the sigmoid sinuses were compared with size of superior sagittal sinus. If size of the transverse and sigmoid sinus was found to be half of the linear measurement of superior sagittal sinus, it was considered hypoplastic.

Normal variations in cerebral venous anatomy and their potential pitfalls on 2D TOF MRV examination: Results from a private tertiary care hospital in Karachi

Superior sagittal sinus and transverse sinus were the commonly affected venous channels.

A STUDY OF CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS IN PREGNANCY AND PUERPERIUM--A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS

Digital subtraction angiography revealed occlusion of superior sagittal sinus, right transverse sinus, and sigmoid sinus.

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis as the First Manifestation of JAK2V617F-positive Essential Thrombocythemia

Is the Elevation of Depressed Calveria over Superior Sagittal Sinus (SSS)-(No Men Land) Rightly Contraindicated?

Impact of depressed skull fracture surgery on outcome of head injury patients

If the thrombus lies in the superior sagittal sinus, one might see the "filled delta sign" (Figure 4(c)) on noncontrasted CT, which appears as a hyperdense triangle at the superior sagittal sinus on axial view [6].

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Ulcerative Colitis Flare

The venous structure was further drained into the superior sagittal sinus of the brain.

Developmental venous anomaly serving as a draining vein of brain arteriovenous malformation

Tomsick, "Large arachnoid granulations involving the dorsal superior sagittal sinus: findings on MR imaging and MR venography," American Journal of Neuroradiology, vol.

Brain Herniation into Giant Arachnoid Granulation: An Unusual Case

Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis associated with Evans' syndrome of haemolyticanaemia.

A rare case of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) presented with cerebral venus sinus thrombosis

Although SRNS patients are at a higher risk of developing thromboembolic complications, sagittal sinus and intracardiac thrombosis are rarely observed.

Intracardiac and intracerebral thrombosis associated with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase A1298C homozygote mutation in paediatric steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome

Although there was no difference in the localization of occluded sinus between CVT patients with or without BD in our study, we found that transverse sinus was the most common and sagittal sinus was the second most common affected sinus in CVT patients with BD contrary with previous reports.

Cerebral venous thrombosis in Behcet's disease patients compared to other causes of cerebral venous thrombosis: a retrospective study

This patient was a two-year old patient who had intracranial hemorrhage due to head trauma and was found to have hydrocephaly and thrombosis in the sagittal sinus. Severe spasticity was present on neurological examination and the patient was receiving antiepileptic treatment because of resistant seizures.

Evaluation of cases with cerebral thrombosis in c

They address the common presentations, subtypes, biomechanics, and outcomes of abusive head trauma, then common presentations, treatment, diagnostic significance, and related conditions of specific medical mimics: birth trauma, congenital malformations, benign extra axial fluid of infancy, genetic and metabolic disorders, hematological diseases and disorders of coagulation and clotting, autoimmune and vasculitic conditions, medical and surgical complications with intracranial hemorrhages, infectious diseases, oncologic mimics, superior sagittal sinus thrombosis, toxins, poisons, nutritional deficiencies, short falls, motor vehicle collisions, and mimics of abusive fractures.