New‐Onset Headache From Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Abstract

A 56-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and tension-type headache was admitted for a 4-day history of severe headache. The patient reported From Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Neurology/T33, Cleveland, OH, USA. Accepted for publication April 5, 2005. Fig 1.-Axial noncontrast CT shows dense thrombus (arrow) in the right transverse sinus. Fig 2.-Sagittal T1 MR image shows intermediate-to-high signal thrombus (arrow) in transverse sinus. Fig 3.-MR venogram shows lack of flow-related enhancement in the right transverse sinus.275