Anticoagulants and cerebral venous thrombosis.
Three patients with cerebral venous thrombosis are described. The management of this rare condition is discussed and a case is made for using anticoagulant therapy provided the diagnosis is established before cerebral infarction or hemorrhage have occurred.
D000328:Adult; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000209:etiology; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014859:Warfarin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014859:Warfarin; D006493:Heparin