Korean Journal of Stroke  2012;14(2):74-77

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Presenting as Isolated Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Chang Gi HONG 1 ; Jun Young CHOI ; Joung Ho RHA ; Hee Kwon PARK

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Keywords

Cerebral venous thrombosis; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Digital subtraction angiography

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) rarely presents with cortical subarachnoid hemorrhage. A 54 year-old woman complained of intractable headache. Brain MR scan showed subarachnoid hemorrhage in the right parietal sulci on Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery image. The venous phase of digital subtraction angiography demonstrated the thrombus and venous congestion in superior sagittal sinus and vein of Trolad. After 3 days of anticoagulation therapy, the symptoms disappeared.