RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Venous hypertensive encephalopathy secondary to venous sinus thrombosis and dural arteriovenous fistula JF Practical Neurology JO Pract Neurol FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP practneurol-2017-001600 DO 10.1136/practneurol-2017-001600 A1 Pria Anand A1 Emanuele Orru A1 Izlem Izbudak A1 Jiaying Zhang A1 Amir Kheradmand YR 2017 UL http://pn.bmj.com/content/early/2017/05/16/practneurol-2017-001600.abstract AB A 52-year-old man with a history of factor V Leiden thrombophilia, persistent headaches and papilloedema presented with worsening vision and confusion. MRI and MR angiography of the brain at the time of this presentation showed findings concerning for transverse sinus thrombosis and an associated dural arteriovenous fistula. Dural venous sinus thrombosis can lead to the formation of a dural arteriovenous fistula, which must be considered in the differential diagnosis for intracranial hypertension in patients with thrombophilia.