Formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) in the CRANIAL SINUSES, large endothelium-lined venous channels situated within the SKULL. Intracranial sinuses, also called cranial venous sinuses, include the superior sagittal, cavernous, lateral, petrous sinuses, and many others. Cranial sinus thrombosis can lead to severe HEADACHE; SEIZURE; and other neurological defects.
Also Known As:
Sinus Thrombosis; Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial; Petrous Sinus Thrombophlebitis; Cranial Sinus Thromboses; Intracranial Sinus Thrombophlebitides; Intracranial Sinus Thromboses; Petrous Sinus Thrombophlebitides; Petrous Sinus Thromboses; Sinus Thrombophlebitides, Intracranial; Sinus Thrombophlebitides, Petrous; Sinus Thrombophlebitis, Intracranial; Sinus Thrombophlebitis, Petrous; Sinus Thromboses; Sinus Thromboses, Cranial; Sinus Thromboses, Intracranial; Sinus Thromboses, Petrous; Sinus Thrombosis, Cranial; Sinus Thrombosis, Petrous; Thrombophlebitides, Intracranial Sinus; Thrombophlebitides, Petrous Sinus; Thrombophlebitis, Intracranial Sinus; Thrombophlebitis, Petrous Sinus; Thromboses, Cranial Sinus; Thromboses, Intracranial Sinus; Thromboses, Petrous Sinus; Thromboses, Sinus; Thrombosis, Cranial Sinus; Thrombosis, Intracranial Sinus; Thrombosis, Petrous Sinus; Thrombosis, Sinus; Cranial Sinus Thrombosis; Intracranial Sinus Thrombophlebitis; Petrous Sinus Thrombosis; Venous Sinus Thrombosis, Cranial