Objectives
To study the prevalence of intracranial venous stenosis in Pseudotumor cereberi patients.
Patients and methods
Thirty patients diagnosed as PTC according to Dandy criteria. All underwent general and neurological assessment. Radiological assessment included CT scan brain +/- MRI brain without contrast, MRV. All underwent digital subtraction cerebral Angiography (DSA) (venous phase) to confirm the validity of filing gaps seen at the level of MRV.
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Results
MRV brain showed that 24 patients (80%) showed filling gaps. Digital subtraction cerebral angiography (venous phase) showed 9 patients (30%) had stenosis in their dural sinuses. MRV showed to be a good screening tool since it had 100% sensitivity and negative predictive value. However, since it has a moderate specificity (62%) with a positive predictive value (PPV) of only 35%, then lesions detected should be confirmed with digital subtraction cerebral angiography (venous phase) particularly those involving the transverse and sigmoid sinus.
Conclusion
Studying the intracranial venous system in patients with PTC is an important step in understanding the pathophysiology of the disease. Detection of venous sinus stenosis opens the way to a novel therapeutic option for refractory patients like venous sinus stenting.
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