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Calcified cerebral sinus thrombosis in infancy--CT appearances with pathological correlation. 1989

R P Davies, and J P Slavotinek, and S L James, and A D Morphett

Department of Radiology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia.

A case of calcified cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in an infant is described, with autopsy correlation. Calcification of sinus thrombosis is rare. A triangular calcific density was demonstrated in the superior sagittal sinus, with extension of linear calcification laterally into the transverse sinuses. Following intravenous contrast administration there was intense enhancement of the superior sagittal and transverse sinuses around the calcified thrombus. The cerebral hemispheres showed generalised atrophy. Autopsy confirmed a calcified venous sinus thrombus. Triangular calcium density within the sagittal sinus or linear calcification within the transverse sinuses would appear to be characteristic of calcified cerebral sinus thrombus.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D002114	Calcinosis	Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues.	Calcification, Pathologic,Calcinosis, Tumoral,Microcalcification,Microcalcinosis,Pathologic Calcification,Calcinoses,Calcinoses, Tumoral,Microcalcifications,Microcalcinoses,Tumoral Calcinoses,Tumoral Calcinosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012851	Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial	Formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) in the CRANIAL SINUSES, large endothelium-lined venous channels situated within the SKULL. Intracranial sinuses, also called cranial venous sinuses, include the superior sagittal, cavernous, lateral, petrous sinuses, and many others. Cranial sinus thrombosis can lead to severe HEADACHE; SEIZURE; and other neurological defects.	Cranial Sinus Thrombosis,Intracranial Sinus Thrombophlebitis,Petrous Sinus Thrombosis,Sinus Thrombosis,Venous Sinus Thrombosis, Cranial,Petrous Sinus Thrombophlebitis,Cranial Sinus Thromboses,Intracranial Sinus Thrombophlebitides,Intracranial Sinus Thromboses,Intracranial Sinus Thrombosis,Petrous Sinus Thrombophlebitides,Petrous Sinus Thromboses,Sinus Thrombophlebitides, Intracranial,Sinus Thrombophlebitides, Petrous,Sinus Thrombophlebitis, Intracranial,Sinus Thrombophlebitis, Petrous,Sinus Thromboses,Sinus Thromboses, Cranial,Sinus Thromboses, Intracranial,Sinus Thromboses, Petrous,Sinus Thrombosis, Cranial,Sinus Thrombosis, Petrous,Thrombophlebitides, Intracranial Sinus,Thrombophlebitides, Petrous Sinus,Thrombophlebitis, Intracranial Sinus,Thrombophlebitis, Petrous Sinus,Thromboses, Cranial Sinus,Thromboses, Intracranial Sinus,Thromboses, Petrous Sinus,Thromboses, Sinus,Thrombosis, Cranial Sinus,Thrombosis, Intracranial Sinus,Thrombosis, Petrous Sinus,Thrombosis, Sinus
D014057	Tomography, X-Ray Computed	Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image.	CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography