Dural sinus thrombosis identified by point-of-care ultrasound

Dural sinus thrombosis (DST), or cerebral venous thrombosis, is an uncommon cause of stroke. It has a variable presentation, and the symptoms and signs can be non-specific. The diagnosis of DST can be difficult to make and is often delayed or missed. Computed tomography venography or magnetic resona...

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Main Authors: Laura T. Director, David C. Mackenzie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2018-09-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-17-237.pdf
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description Dural sinus thrombosis (DST), or cerebral venous thrombosis, is an uncommon cause of stroke. It has a variable presentation, and the symptoms and signs can be non-specific. The diagnosis of DST can be difficult to make and is often delayed or missed. Computed tomography venography or magnetic resonance venography are the typical imaging modalities used to diagnose DST. However, computed tomography venography and magnetic resonance venography both have limitation for emergency department patients. In this article, we report the use of point-of-care ultrasound to facilitate the diagnosis of DST.
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spelling doaj.art-400dc061996945b7b5a8e3c407070fde2023-02-24T01:32:12ZengThe Korean Society of Emergency MedicineClinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine2383-46252018-09-015319920310.15441/ceem.17.237196Dural sinus thrombosis identified by point-of-care ultrasoundLaura T. DirectorDavid C. MackenzieDural sinus thrombosis (DST), or cerebral venous thrombosis, is an uncommon cause of stroke. It has a variable presentation, and the symptoms and signs can be non-specific. The diagnosis of DST can be difficult to make and is often delayed or missed. Computed tomography venography or magnetic resonance venography are the typical imaging modalities used to diagnose DST. However, computed tomography venography and magnetic resonance venography both have limitation for emergency department patients. In this article, we report the use of point-of-care ultrasound to facilitate the diagnosis of DST.http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-17-237.pdfdiagnostic imagingthrombosisstrokeemergencies
spellingShingle Laura T. Director
David C. Mackenzie
Dural sinus thrombosis identified by point-of-care ultrasound
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
diagnostic imaging
thrombosis
stroke
emergencies
title Dural sinus thrombosis identified by point-of-care ultrasound
title_full Dural sinus thrombosis identified by point-of-care ultrasound
title_fullStr Dural sinus thrombosis identified by point-of-care ultrasound
title_full_unstemmed Dural sinus thrombosis identified by point-of-care ultrasound
title_short Dural sinus thrombosis identified by point-of-care ultrasound
title_sort dural sinus thrombosis identified by point of care ultrasound
topic diagnostic imaging
thrombosis
stroke
emergencies
url http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-17-237.pdf
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