Background: Descending corticospinal tract diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal is predictive of poor motor outcome in neonatal and childhood arterial ischemic stroke. However, descending corticospinal tract diffusion-weighted MRI signal has not been documented in the setting of cerebral sinovenous thrombosis, and its role is not understood.
Objective: We describe a neonate with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis, extensive diffusion restriction, and bilateral descending corticospinal tract diffusion-weighted MRI signal on MRI of the brain. We discuss the underlying mechanisms and implications of these findings in venous ischemia.
Conclusion: The prognostic value of descending corticospinal tract diffusion-weighted MRI signal differs when observed in cerebral sinovenous thrombosis from when observed in arterial ischemic stroke. Consequently, caution should be exercised in using descending corticospinal tract diffusion-weighted MRI signal to predict outcome in children with cerebral sinovenous thrombosis.
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