A 29-year-old woman 10 days postpartum presents as triage level 2 with headache, vomiting, and a focal seizure. CT head shows a small hemorrhagic

Question

A 29-year-old woman 10 days postpartum presents as triage level 2 with headache, vomiting, and a focal seizure. CT head shows a small hemorrhagic venous infarct; MR venography shows superior sagittal sinus thrombosis. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

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Pituitary apoplexy

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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

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Eclampsia without thrombosis

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Meningioma

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis — ABEM Board MCQ

A 29-year-old woman 10 days postpartum presents as triage level 2 with headache, vomiting, and a focal seizure. CT head shows a small hemorrhagic venous infarct; MR venography shows superior sagittal sinus thrombosis. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?