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Venous Thrombosis

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Cerebral venous thrombosis is defined as the presence of a thrombus inside a venous sinus or inside a superficial or deep intracranial vein. The most commonly affected population is young females, and among children, neonates are known to have a higher risk of thrombotic events due to a maturing hemostatic system as well as perinatal and maternal risk factors. Early diagnosis leads to prompt and effective treatment and neuroimaging plays an important role providing early diagnosis since symptoms and clinical course are variable. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates the location and extension of the thrombus as well as the temporal evolution of the thrombosis. Imaging findings include intraluminal thrombosis associated with parenchymal alterations, venous congestion, and, sometimes, parenchymal and/or subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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  1. Division of Neuroradiology, Hospital Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Rua Dr. Cesário Motta Junior 112, Vila Buarque, Sao Paulo, SP, 01221-020, Brazil

    Ingrid Aguiar Littig MD & Antônio José da Rocha MD, PhD

  2. Division of Neuroradiology, Grupo Fleury, Rua Dr. Cesário Motta Junior 112, Vila Buarque, Sao Paulo, SP, 01221-020, Brazil

    Antônio José da Rocha MD, PhD

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    Renato Hoffmann Nunes

  2. Univer of North Carolina, Dep Radiology, Research Fellow in Neuroradiology, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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  3. Chief, Div Neurorad. Univ North Carolin, James H. Scatliff Distinguished Prof Rad, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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Littig, I.A., da Rocha, A.J. (2016). Venous Thrombosis. In: Hoffmann Nunes, R., Abello, A., Castillo, M. (eds) Critical Findings in Neuroradiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27987-9_10

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