Dural venous sinus thrombosis with pachymeningeal enhancement

Case contributed by Brendon Friesen
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Headache.

Patient Data

Age: 65-year-old
Gender: Male

Thrombosis of the right internal jugular vein, and sigmoid, transverse, and superior sagittal sinuses; the thrombosis demonstrates marked diffusion restriction.

There are diffuse supratentorial dural thickening and pachymeningeal enhancement.

No infarct or hemorrhage.

Case Discussion

Extensive dural venous sinus thrombosis.  Marked diffusion restriction involving the thrombosed dural venous sinuses. No complicating hemorrhage or infarct.

There is marked diffuse bilateral cerebral convexity dural thickening and dural (pachymeningeal) enhancement, which is not typically seen in association with dural venous sinus thrombosis (more often seen in cases of intracranial hypotension, for example).

 

Acknowledgement: A/Prof Parm Naidoo

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