Letter by Stam regarding article, "Anticoagulants for cerebral venous thrombosis: harmful to patients?".

Anticoagulants for cerebral venous thrombosis: harmful to patients?

Response to Letter Regarding Article, “Anticoagulants for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Harmful to Patients?” I thank Dr Stam for the letter rebutting my analysis of anticoagulants for cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Dr Stam’s letter did not dispute my criticism of the meta-analysis of anticoagulants for CVT randomized controlled trials in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews that he coa...

Letter by Fuentes and Diez-Tejedor regarding article, "Anticoagulants for cerebral venous thrombosis: harmful to patients?".

Letter by Fuentes and Díez-Tejedor Regarding Article, “Anticoagulants for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Harmful to Patients?” To the Editor: We have read with interest the recently published article by Cundiff in the section Comments and Opinions of Stroke that raised an important question: do we really have enough evidence to support the safety of anticoagulants for cerebral venous thrombosis (C...

Letter by Coutinho et al regarding article, "Mortality of cerebral venous-sinus thrombosis in a large national sample".

Cerebral Venous-Sinus Thrombosis: A Case Series Analysis

Background: Cerebral venous-sinus thrombosis is an uncommon form but important cause of stroke, especially in young-aged women. Methods: We performed a retrospective descriptive-analytical study in which 124 patients with cerebral venous-sinus thrombosis, who referred to Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences from January 2000 to March 2008, were included, and their dem...

Anticoagulation for cerebral sinus thrombosis.

BACKGROUND Treatment of cerebral sinus thrombosis with anticoagulants has been controversial. Anticoagulants may prevent new venous infarcts, neurologic deterioration, and pulmonary embolism but may also promote haemorrhages. OBJECTIVES To review the available evidence regarding the effectiveness and safety of anticoagulant therapy in patients with confirmed cerebral sinus thrombosis. SEARC...