Subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Ashraf Abbas; Vijay Sawlani; Akram A Hosseini

doi:10.1002/ccr3.1335

Subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Clin Case Rep. 2018 Mar 3;6(4):768-769. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1335. eCollection 2018 Apr.

Authors

Ashraf Abbas¹, Vijay Sawlani², Akram A Hosseini³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham UK.
² Department of Radiology University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham UK.
³ Department of Neurology Queen's Medical Campus Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nottingham UK.

Abstract

Subarachnoid hemorrhage as a presentation of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare but recognized phenomenon. A high index of suspicion among clinicians and an awareness of subtle CT features can avoid delayed diagnosis of underlying CVST [Eur J Neurol., 17, 2010, 1249]. Prompt but careful anticoagulation can prevent significant associated morbidity and mortality.

Keywords: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; headache; subarachnoid hemorrhage.