Cerebral venous thrombosis with infarction

Discussion:

This is a 40-year-old lady presenting through ER with dizziness, headache, and left side weakness. CT scan was requested and showed dense superior sagittal sinus and congested left upper cortical vein, MRI and MRV were advised for further evaluation of suspected venous thrombosis. It showed an abnormal signal in the frontoparietal veins more on the left, thrombosis in the superior sagittal and left transverse sinuses. An associated abnormal signal in the brain parenchyma indicating associated infarction causing diffusion restriction at the left parietal and temporal cortices.

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