Interictal Regional Delta Slowing in Cerebral Sinus Vein Thrombosis. Issue 3 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aharoni, Sharon; Goldberg-Stern, Hadassa; Kornreich, Liora; Shuper, Avinoam
• Is Part Of: Neurologist. Volume 19:Issue 3(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: cerebral sinus vein thrombosis -- seizures -- neuronal injury -- regional delta slowing; Nervous System Diseases -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neurologie; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0000000000000009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1074-7931

Abstract

Abstract : The electroencephalographic finding of regional delta activity should alert to the possibility of an underlying structural abnormality of the brain as a cause. A 5-year-old boy, who presented with severe headache and focal seizures, had normal neurological examination and brain CT findings. The initial electroencephalograph showed focal delta activity. An emergent brain MRI disclosed a thrombosis of the left sigmoid sinus and jugular vein, but no parenchymal lesions. The regional delta activity can presumably serve as a marker for brain tissue damage in cerebral sinus vein thrombosis, and sometimes, even to add information to that gained from imaging studies.