Venous thrombosis presenting as subarachnoid hemorrhage



  • 49 yrs, M
  • Seizures on the morning of admission
  • Vitals stable
  • No focal deficit
  • A CT done at admission showed SAH with flocculent surface hematoma in the left anterior frontal region…significantly there was no blood in the basal cisterns
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  • NCCT at admission
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  • Enlarged images of the NCCT
  • A cerebral DSA was done which showed thrombosis of anterior part of the superior sagittal sinus, partial thrombosis of the inferior sagittal sinus with hypoplastic left transverse and sigmoid sinuses
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  • Right ICA angiogram
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  • Left ICA angiogram
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  • Left and right vertebral angiogram
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  • Right middle meningeal had anomalous origin from right petrous ICA
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  • Left ECA angiogram showed blush from the middle meningeal artery in the region of the thrombosed superior sagittal sinus

Patient was put on heparin after this

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  • NCCT next morning showed significant resolution of the SAH.
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  • Enlarged images of the NCCT
  • The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged in a stable condition, on Warfarin.




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