CerebralVenousThrombosis in Behget ' s Disease

A 20 year-old Turkish patient presented with superlor sagittal and lateral sinus thrombosis, The frequency of cerebral venous thrombosis generally is understimated and rnay be the first clinical manifestation. In case of intracranlal hypertension, cerebral venous thrombosis and Behgetbs disease should be tal[en into consideration, especially in the high risk population from Eastern Mediterranean countries andJapan. er with enhancement and MRI study with Tland T2weighted images were used to detect the thrombosed veins and to evaluate the thrombosis. [freatment with anticoagulation and corticosteroid therapy in cerebral venous thrombosis is well established today. Clinical course and prognosis in cerebral venous thrombosiS are generally benign if adequate management is started in tirne.