Reversible changes in diffusion- and perfusion-based imaging in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Ning Lin1, Andrew K Wong1, Lindsay J Lipinski1

  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA Department of Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute at Kaleida Health, Buffalo, New York, USA.

BMJ Case Reports
|February 14, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Diffusion and perfusion imaging can predict outcomes in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) stroke. Abnormal imaging findings in a CVST patient significantly improved after endovascular treatment, suggesting its prognostic value.