Anticoagulation for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsPublished 3 August 2011Open access
Jonathan M. Coutinho, Sebastiaan F. de Bruijn, Gabrielle deVeber, J. Stam
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Anticoagulant treatment for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis appeared to be safe and was associated with a potentially important reduction in the risk of death or dependency which did not reach statistical significance.
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Based upon the limited evidence available, anticoagulant treatment for cerebral venous sinus thrombosis appeared to be safe and was associated with a potentially important reduction in the risk of death or dependency which did not reach statistical significance.
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