Diagnostic of rare form of acute stroke (venous stroke) in early postpartum period

Abstract

Introduction: Venous stroke (VS) is a rare form of acute ischemic stroke as a thrombosis of Trolard vein (the frequency 0.1% to 3–5%) occurs when the outflow of blood from the superficial cortical veins of the brain along the large anastomotic vein of Trolard and the small anastomotic vein of Labbe in turn, flow into the large vein of Gallen, which collects blood from the deep cerebral veins and falls into a straight sinus. Verification of VS is difficult due to the following features: the defeat of the parieto-occipital region gives meagre focal neurologic symptoms and more pronounced cerebral symptoms.