Open AccessA Prospective Study of the Clinical Profile, Outcome and Evaluation of D-dimer in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Author(s) -
Venkatesh Thammishetti,
Subrahmanyam Dharanipragada,
Debdatta Basu,
Ramesh Ananthakrishnan,
Deepanjali Surendiran
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19114.7926
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , venous thrombosis , superior sagittal sinus , thrombosis , d dimer , pregnancy , pediatrics , surgery , genetics , biology
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) is a well known disease with diverse clinical presentation and causes. With advances in neuroimaging and changing lifestyles, the clinical profile and causes of CVT are changing. D-dimer has been studied in early diagnosis of CVT with variable results. This prospective study was carried out to assess the clinical profile of CVT and role of D-dimer in diagnosis of CVT.