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. 2021 Sep;36(7):575-576.
doi: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2021.06.003. Epub 2021 Aug 3.

SARS-CoV-2 infection: possible underdiagnosis of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

M L Almarcha-Menargues  1 , M M Martínez-Martínez  2 , J Fernández-Travieso  2
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SARS-CoV-2 infection: possible underdiagnosis of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

M L Almarcha-Menargues et al. Neurologia (Engl Ed). 2021 Sep.
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Figure 1
Brain MRI: FLAIR (A) and gradient-echo (B) sequences revealing areas of oedema, ischaemia, and haemorrhagic transformation in the left parietal region and cerebellum.
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Figure 2
Brain MRI angiography revealing extensive venous thrombosis affecting the superior longitudinal, transverse, and sigmoid sinuses of both hemispheres (A). One-month follow-up image (B) showing partial recanalisation of the left superior longitudinal, transverse, and sigmoid sinuses after treatment with dabigatran.
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