Thrombosis of the Superior Sagittal Sinus in Behcet's Disease With Vascular and Enteric Involvements.
- Author:
Dong Woo LEE
1
;
Moon Kyu LEE
;
Joo Hyun SEO
;
Bosuk PARK
;
Soochul PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. scpark@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neuro-Behcet's disease;
Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis;
Magnetic resonance venogram
- MeSH:
Brain;
Central Nervous System;
Diplopia;
Gadolinium;
Headache;
Humans;
Intracranial Hypertension;
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy;
Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis;
Superior Sagittal Sinus;
Thrombosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2009;27(4):401-404
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report superior sagittal sinus thrombosis as a central nervous system presentation of Behcet's disease in a patient with peripheral vascular and enteric involvement. The main symptoms were headache and horizontal diplopia due to intracranial hypertension. T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium enhancement revealed a similar pattern of the "empty delta sign" that is usually seen on brain CT. A magnetic resonance venogram revealed filling defects resulting from the thrombosis. These features are helpful for the noninvasive diagnosis of sagittal sinus thrombosis.
