Neurological symptoms as the result of enlarged dimensions and non-typical course of inferior superficial temporal vein

• Autorzy: Maciejewski R , Drop A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Neurological symptoms as the result of non-typical course of superficial cerebral veins are described in available literature very rarely. The case described below indicates that in some circumstances the compression symptoms derived from the cerebral cortex may be incredibly more serious than their anatomical reasons. In our observation a young woman was described complaining of paroxysmal numbness of the left upper limb with paraesthesiae of the left side of the face, the left eye and left half of the tongue. The patient said that in childhood she used to have paroxysmal itching of the left hand. She also said that CT of the head made a few years ago after a car accident was without pathological changes. Neurological examination, x-ray of the skull and EEG test performed during first visit proved normal. After one year of the disease, Jackson-type epilepsy, combined with loss of sensation of the left half of the face for the first time, was present. Neurological and ophthalmological examination of the bottom of the eye proved normal. Skull x-ray was normal. Then disturbances of the vision in the left half of the field appeared. EEG was still in norm. The MRI test showed the asymmetry in the course and dilated superficial vein between the basis of the right temporal lobe and the tentorium of the cerebellum. The diameter of this vein was 2.5 mm, but there were no vascular malformations. Bottom of the eye was normal, but in the field of vision the white and red colours were dominated.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

brain; arterial system; venous system; neuropathology; superficial temporal vein; cerebral venous anomaly; neurological manifestation; neurological symptom; dimension

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Morphologica
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: 61
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.57-60,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Maciejewski R

• Medical University of Lublin, Spokojna 1, 20-074 Lublin, Poland

autor

Drop A.

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