A 32-year-old woman’s stroke, linked to her use of oral contraceptives, demonstrates the need for heightened awareness of CVT, particularly in patients with risk factors for thrombosis.

Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) mostly affects young people ... Currently, only thrombi in larger vessels (superior sagittal sinus, transverse, sigmoid, and straight sinus) can be safely accessed and ...

Methods: Total 33 IIH patients who were found cerebral venous sinus stenosis (CVSS) by MR venography (MRV) were enrolled in this study. HR-BB contrast-enhanced MRI was used to assess the features of ...

Deoxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus collect in the right atrium. From there, blood flows across the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle, where it is ...

Postablation: despite isoproterenol infusion (2 µg/min), the vein of Marshall potential or ectopy could no longer be induced and the patient remained in sinus rhythm. (C) Adrenergic challenge ...

Results Non-contrast CT brain scan revealed a long, well-defined hypodense filling defect in the right transverse sinus suspicious for dural venous thrombus. Classic CT and MRI features that define ...