1 and are both neuroradiologists at C.W. Bill Young VAMC in Bay Pines, Florida. is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine in Orlando. Dr. Martinez is a professor and Dr. Sirotkin is an assistant professor, both in the College of Medicine at University of South Florida, in Tampa.
For a patient with nonspecific symptoms and no obvious signs on imaging, having a high index of suspicion for cerebral venous thrombosis can help shorten the time to diagnosis and treatment and prevent more serious complications.