T2*-weighted MRI in cortical venous thrombosis

Abstract

A 78-year-old man suffered a first episode of generalized seizure, right-sided hemiparesis, and confusion (figure, A). A 38-year-old woman complained of headache and left hemianopsia (figure, B). MRI was performed on a 1.5 T scanner 10 days after symptom onset in Case 1 and 3 days in Case 2, including diffusion weighted imaging, conventional T1 and T2, proton density, gadolinium enhanced 2D-TOF venography, and T2* SW imaging.