Unfortunately, the traditional features that are used on computerized tomography (CT) head imaging (midline shift, basal cistern, and sulcal effacement) do not reliably predict elevated ICP (7, 8).

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. Axial CT scans. Note the diffuse cerebral edema manifested by effacement of the ventricles, cisterns and sulci, as well as the lack of differentiation between the gray and ...