Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
Lovett, J.K.; Pinto, A.
Acute Medicine 6(2): 51-54
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4884 PMID: 21611592 Document Number: 18158
Cerebral (or dural) venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a condition distinct from other cerebrovascular disease, which presents its own particular diagnostic difficulties and treatment controversies. The clinical presentation is variable and may mimic a wide range of other neurological disorders that include subarachnoid haemorrhage, encephalitis, eclampsia, idiopathic intracranial hypertension and arterial stroke.
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