In:
Stroke, Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), Vol. 28, No. 8 ( 1997-08), p. 1607-1609
Abstract:
Background and Purpose We sought to assess the usefulness of the Doppler technique in the monitoring of microembolic signals in the main venous outflow pathways in superior sagittal sinus thrombosis. Methods Transcranial Doppler ultrasound was performed with a range-gated 2-MHz transducer in 6 patients with superior sagittal sinus thrombosis, in 5 subjects with platelet hyperaggregability, and in 20 healthy volunteers. Emboli monitoring was performed mainly in one distal internal jugular vein for 10 to 15 minutes. Results Three of the six patients (50%) with superior sagittal sinus thrombosis had microemboli. None of the patients with platelet hyperaggregation or healthy volunteers revealed microemboli. Conclusions Microemboli can be found in superior sagittal sinus thrombosis by Doppler ultrasound. Their prognostic significance remains to be determined.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0039-2499
,
1524-4628
DOI:
10.1161/01.STR.28.8.1607
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Publication Date:
1997
detail.hit.zdb_id:
80381-9
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1467823-8
