Case report: An illusive cortical venous infarction mimicking glioma hemorrhage

Dayun Feng; Le Zou; Huaizhou Qin; Qing Cai

doi:10.3389/fnins.2022.1075885

Case report: An illusive cortical venous infarction mimicking glioma hemorrhage

Front Neurosci. 2022 Dec 8:16:1075885. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.1075885. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Dayun Feng¹, Le Zou², Huaizhou Qin¹, Qing Cai¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.
² Clinical Skills Training Center, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an, China.

Abstract

Cortical vein thrombosis (CVT) is a rare subtype of cerebral venous thrombosis. Because CVT is rare and its clinical and imaging findings are atypical, the misdiagnosis of CVT may be extremely high. We report a case of cortical venous infarction (CVI) secondary to CVT. Due to the atypical symptoms, we were perplexed about confirming the diagnosis between CVI and glioma hemorrhage. Eventually, CVT was confirmed by pathology combined with imaging.

Keywords: computerized tomography; cortical vein infraction; cortical vein thrombosis; glioma hemorrhage; magnetic resonance venography.

Publication types

Case Reports