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Drug Therapy of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

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Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is less common than most other types of stroke but may be a more serious disorder. The treatment strategy consists of reversing the possible cause, antithrombotic therapy, and control of seizures, intracranial hypertension and headache. The anticoagulation is the mainstay treatment for CVT, including low molecular weight heparin (LMWH), heparin and warfarin. Some studies demonstrated new oral anticoagulants may be potential while need further investigation.

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    Yilong Wang

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  1. Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Min Lou

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

    Jianmin Zhang

  3. Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    Yilong Wang

  4. Department of Neurosurgery Tangdu Hospital, PLA Air Force Medical University, Xian, USA

    Yan Qu

  5. Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Wuwei Feng

  6. Xuanwu Hospital Neurosurgery, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

    Xunming Ji

  7. Department of Anesthesiology and Physiology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA

    John H. Zhang

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Wang, Y. (2019). Drug Therapy of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis. In: Lou, M., et al. Cerebral Venous System in Acute and Chronic Brain Injuries. Springer Series in Translational Stroke Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96053-1_18

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