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Table 2 Clinical and radiological data for validation cohort

From: Radiological evaluation in patients with clinical suspicion of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis presenting with nontraumatic headache - a retrospective observational study with a validation cohort

ID

Risk factor

Symptom

Duration

CT HU in suspected thrombous

CT HU in nonaffected sinuses

CTV findings

Additional imaging findings

Days between CT-CTV

1

Oral contraception

Headache, vomiting

4 days

75 (SSS), 75 (TS)

44 (TH), 33/38 (SS)

Thrombosed SSS, ISS, TS

0

0

2

0

Loss of consciousness

3 days

77 (cortical vein)

55 (TH), 55 (SSS), 51/54 (TS), 54/49 (SS)

Thrombosed cortical vein

0

0

3

0

Headache

10 days

75 (TH), 78 (SSS), 70/77 (TS), 73/76 (SS)

All affected

Thrombosed SSS, TS, SS

0

0

4

Oral contraception

Headache, vomiting, diarrhea

2 days

79 (vein of Labbé)

51 (TH), 61 (SSS), 55/54 (TS), 51/47 (SS)

Thrombosed vein of Labbé

Focal parenchymal edema (stasis)

0

5

History of deep venous thrombosis

Headache, unilateral arm weakness

1 day

70 (internal cerebral vein)

45 (TH), 47 (SSS), 55/56 (SS), 55/47 (TS)

Thrombosed internal cerebral vein

Focal parenchymal edema (stasis)

0

6

Acute lymphatic leukemia

Unilateral arm weakness, loss of consciousness

1 day

73 (cortical vein), 70 (SSS)

39 (TH), 50/46 (TS), 43/55 (SS)

Thrombosed cortical vein and SSS

Parenchymal hemorrhage in right motor area

0

7

High hematocrit, mutation Factor V Leiden

Seizures

1 day

65 (SSS), 68 (internal cerebral vein), 66 (cortical vein)

49 (TH), 45 (R TS), 50 (R SS)

Massive thrombosis including SSS, L TS, L SS, internal cerebral veins* (*MRI including Phase contrast)

Intraventricular hemorrhage

1*

8

APC

Headache

6 days

81 (SSS), 77 (R TS), 88 (R SS)

56 (TH), 61 (L TS), 57 (L SS)

Thrombosed SSS, R TS, R SS

Parenchymal swelling/general edema

0

9

0

Aphasia

0 days

76 (L TS), 77 (L SS)

55 (TH), 51 (SSS), 58 (R TS), 61 (R SS)

Thrombosed left TS and SS

Parenchymal hemorrhage

0

10

Cerebral metastases

Headache, confusion

> 30 days

69 (SS), 20 (R TS)

36, (TH), 37 (SSS), 39 (LTS), 48 (LSS)

Thrombosed R TS and SS

Cerebral metastasis

0

  1. APC Activated protein C, CT Computed tomography, CTV Computed tomography venography, F Female, HU Hounsfield unit, ISS Inferior sagittal sinus, L Left, M Male, R Right, SSS Superior sagittal sinus, TH Torcular herophili, TS Transverse sinus, SSV Sigmoid sinus