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What is sagittal sinus thrombosis?
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Blood clot in brain: Blood clot within the major venous drainage of the brain, presenting with headache, seizures, weakness of arms/legs, abnormal vision. Causes include those with tendency to form blood clots (thrombophilia), infection, injury, and diagnosis found with mri.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Clot in: One of the veins in your head. Can cause stroke. See superior sagital sinus under images to see what the dural sinuses look like.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Venous blood clot: As others have pointed out, sagittal sinus thrombosis is a blood clot in one of the veins of the brain. See image for their location. See following site for ct/mri images of the condition: http://www.Radiologyassistant.Nl/en/4befacb3e4691.
Answered 12/9/2013
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