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Case Reports
. 2010 Jan;5(1):27-9.
doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.66679.

Unique features of polycythemia observed on plain non contrast CT scan of head

S Gayathri  1 , Akhila Prasad, Namrita Sachdeva, B P Baruah, Shailendra Aggarwal
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Case Reports

Unique features of polycythemia observed on plain non contrast CT scan of head

S Gayathri et al. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

We present two cases of polycythemia secondary to a congenital cardiac anomaly presenting with acute neurological complications showing hyperdense venous sinuses and cerebral vasculature in association with cerebral abscess.

Keywords: Hyperdense cerebral vasculature; Polycythemia.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest X-ray - Cardiomegaly with pulmonary plethora with a narrow pedicle (case 1)
Figure 2
Figure 2
NCCT shows well defined hypodense lesion in left parietal lobe with edema and a hyperdensity of straight and sagittal sinuses
Figure 3
Figure 3
Hyperdensity in cerebral vasculature on non contrast CT scan of head simulating a CECT (case 2)
Figure 4
Figure 4
CECT of case #2 with enhancing rim of cerebral abscess and further enhancement of vasculature
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