Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

Abstract

A teenager with a surgical history of craniotomy for craniosynostosis and a medical history of menorrhagia requiring oral contraceptives presented with 1 month of worsening frontal, parietotemporal, and occipital headaches. Initially, the headaches occurred only in the morning but progressed to occurring throughout the day. The patient noted that the headaches improved while lying flat and worsened with Valsalva, increased activity, and bending over.