Open AccessSuperior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis after Closed Head Injury
Author(s) -
W L Stringer,
Sydney J. Peerless
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198301000-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , superior sagittal sinus , thrombosis , head injury , complication , computed tomography , sagittal plane , radiology , surgery , closed head injury , head (geology) , traumatic brain injury , geomorphology , psychiatry , geology
Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis is a rare but often fatal complication of closed head injury. We present a case diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) and managed with corticosteroids and anticonvulsants with a favorable outcome. The clinical aspects and CT findings of this disease are discussed.