RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Thrombosis of the Internal Cerebral Vein Associated with Transient Unilateral Thalamic Edema: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1351
OP 1355
VO 25
IS 8
A1 Herrmann, Karin A.
A1 Sporer, Bernd
A1 Yousry, Tarek A.
YR 2004
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/25/8/1351.abstract
AB Summary: Thrombosis of the deep venous system presenting with bilateral thalamic infarction or edema is a common finding, but unilateral venous thrombosis presenting with unilateral thalamic edema is extremely rare. We report a case of a patient with this unusual condition presenting with nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms. CT and MR imaging revealed a unilateral thalamostriate lesion. The imaging sign that was most helpful in establishing the diagnosis, however, was the MR finding of a thrombus in a single internal cerebral vein.