Dilatation of deep medullary veins in cortical venous occlusion due to focal tuberculous leptomeningitis

A Elkeslassy; A Weill; Y Miaux; D Savin; N Martin Duverneuil; J Chiras

doi:10.1007/s002340050490

Dilatation of deep medullary veins in cortical venous occlusion due to focal tuberculous leptomeningitis

Neuroradiology. 1997 Oct;39(10):705-7. doi: 10.1007/s002340050490.

Authors

A Elkeslassy¹, A Weill, Y Miaux, D Savin, N Martin Duverneuil, J Chiras

Affiliation

¹ Service de Neuroradiologie Charcot, Centre Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.

PMID: 9351105
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050490

Abstract

We report a case of surgically proven, focal left parietal tuberculous leptomeningitis. Occlusion of superficial cerebral veins in the affected area led to dilatation of medullary veins to drain the left parietal lobe. Deep medullary veins were clearly demonstrated on MRI and angiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy
Cerebral Angiography
Cerebral Veins / pathology*
Cerebral Veins / surgery
Dilatation, Pathologic / diagnosis
Dilatation, Pathologic / pathology
Dilatation, Pathologic / surgery
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medulla Oblongata / blood supply*
Middle Aged
Neurologic Examination
Parietal Lobe / blood supply
Parietal Lobe / pathology*
Parietal Lobe / surgery
Tuberculosis, Meningeal / diagnosis*
Tuberculosis, Meningeal / pathology
Tuberculosis, Meningeal / surgery