Post gravidic superior sagittal sinus thrombosis with elevated levels of homocystinemia.

Cerebral ischemia in the young (less than 45 years) is an uncommon finding, its ethiology remaining undefined in up to half of cases even if all the common diagnostic paths have been followed. Pregnancy and puerperium are characterised by an increased risk of ischemic stroke and intracranial venous thrombosis. We present a case of a young woman with post gravidic thrombosis of the superior sagittal sinus, occurred 10 days after eutocic delivery.

Hemispheric asymmetries of cortico-cortical connections in human hand motor areas.

Objective: To evaluate possible functional asymmetries of the motor cortex on the hand-dominant versus the non-dominant hemisphere.

Methods: We assessed the handedness of 15 consenting volunteers using the Edinburgh Inventory. They were divided in two groups: 9 right-handers and 6 left-handers.