Open AccessShould Decompressive Surgery Be Performed in Malignant Cerebral Venous Thrombosis?
Author(s) -
Marie Théaudin,
Isabelle Crassard,
Damien Bresson,
Guillaume Saliou,
Pascal Favrole,
Katayoun Vahedi,
Christian Denier,
MarieGermaine Bousser
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.572909
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , interquartile range , venous thrombosis , thrombosis , decompression , malignancy , pulmonary embolism , stroke (engine) , mechanical engineering , engineering
In malignant cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) patients, emergency decompressive surgery has been suggested as a life-saving procedure. We report 12 patients with malignant CVT, among whom 8 underwent operation.
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