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CT head without IV contrast with an arrow that indicates cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
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The patient was given ketorolac and hydromorphone, but failed to relieve her headache; so computed tomography (CT) of the head without contrast was done that showed venous sinus thrombosis involving the posterior sagittal sinus and extending into the dominant right transverse sinus (Fig. 1).
CT head with IV contrast with an arrow that indicates cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
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CT head with contrast was done for confirmation (Fig. 2); it showed occlusive thrombus within the posterior superior sagittal sinus, extending inferiorly into the dominant right transverse sinus, sigmoid sinus, and superior right internal jugular vein.