Unilateral Thalamic Venous Infarction in an Infant: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Deep Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) may manifest as superficial cerebral venous thrombosis (SCVT) or deep cerebral venous thrombosis (DCVT). Of the two patterns, DCVT is less commonly observed, although it often results in greater morbidity and mortality due to involvement of the deep gray nuclei. It c...
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| author | Katherine Chung Umar Tariq Rabia M. Khan Thomas P. Nickles Joseph H. Lock |
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| description | Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) may manifest as superficial cerebral venous thrombosis (SCVT) or deep cerebral venous thrombosis (DCVT). Of the two patterns, DCVT is less commonly observed, although it often results in greater morbidity and mortality due to involvement of the deep gray nuclei. It can present at any age and typically results in edema of the bilateral thalami, with occasional extension into the basal ganglia. Unilateral thalamic infarct is rare and results in an ambiguous imaging pattern. We present the clinical and neuroimaging profile of an acute unilateral thalamic venous infarct in an infant secondary to bilateral DCVT. Early recognition of this atypical pattern will facilitate accurate diagnosis and treatment, and obviate the need for unnecessary interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-26ea5a693b0245489584bcd21944ec582025-02-03T06:10:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702018-01-01201810.1155/2018/36186193618619Unilateral Thalamic Venous Infarction in an Infant: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Deep Cerebral Venous ThrombosisKatherine Chung0Umar Tariq1Rabia M. Khan2Thomas P. Nickles3Joseph H. Lock4Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton PA 18510, USADepartment of Radiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville PA 17821, USADepartment of Radiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville PA 17821, USADepartment of Radiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville PA 17821, USADepartment of Radiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville PA 17821, USACerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) may manifest as superficial cerebral venous thrombosis (SCVT) or deep cerebral venous thrombosis (DCVT). Of the two patterns, DCVT is less commonly observed, although it often results in greater morbidity and mortality due to involvement of the deep gray nuclei. It can present at any age and typically results in edema of the bilateral thalami, with occasional extension into the basal ganglia. Unilateral thalamic infarct is rare and results in an ambiguous imaging pattern. We present the clinical and neuroimaging profile of an acute unilateral thalamic venous infarct in an infant secondary to bilateral DCVT. Early recognition of this atypical pattern will facilitate accurate diagnosis and treatment, and obviate the need for unnecessary interventions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3618619 |
| spellingShingle | Katherine Chung Umar Tariq Rabia M. Khan Thomas P. Nickles Joseph H. Lock Unilateral Thalamic Venous Infarction in an Infant: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Deep Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Case Reports in Radiology |
| title | Unilateral Thalamic Venous Infarction in an Infant: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Deep Cerebral Venous Thrombosis |
| title_full | Unilateral Thalamic Venous Infarction in an Infant: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Deep Cerebral Venous Thrombosis |
| title_fullStr | Unilateral Thalamic Venous Infarction in an Infant: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Deep Cerebral Venous Thrombosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unilateral Thalamic Venous Infarction in an Infant: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Deep Cerebral Venous Thrombosis |
| title_short | Unilateral Thalamic Venous Infarction in an Infant: A Rare Presentation of Bilateral Deep Cerebral Venous Thrombosis |
| title_sort | unilateral thalamic venous infarction in an infant a rare presentation of bilateral deep cerebral venous thrombosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3618619 |
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