The diagnostic utility of unenhanced computed tomography of the brain and D-dimer levels in acute cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: A quantitative study.

Objectives: (1) To calculate the sensitivity and specificity of the Hounsfield Unit (HU), the HU to hematocrit (H:H) ratio, and the D-dimer level in the diagnosis of acute CVST. (2) To assess the D-dimer level's linear relationship with the HU and the H:H ratio.

Materials And Methods: A single-center retrospective case-control study was conducted from 2005 to 2020.

Perinatal atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor involving the deep ear structures and complicated by arterial infarction.

Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor is a malignant pediatric brain tumor. Unusual invasive behavior of the dura and bony involvement of the deep ear structures and rapid progression in size complicated by arterial infarction have not been described before. A newborn girl presented with increased intracranial pressure.