Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVES: To review the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of thrombolysis in confirmed cerebral sinus thrombosis. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group trials register (March 2003), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2003), MEDLINE (1966 to March 2003), EMBASE (1980 to March 2003), and reference lists of all relevant publications. SELECTION CRITERIA: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two groups of reviewers independently applied the inclusion criteria. MAIN RESULTS: No randomised controlled trials were found. REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS: There is currently no available evidence from randomised controlled trials regarding the efficacy or safety of thrombolytic therapy in dural sinus thrombosis. A randomised controlled trial is justified to test this therapy especially in patients predicted to have a poor prognosis.
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Authors | A Ciccone, P Canhão, F Falcão, J M Ferro, R Sterzi |
Journal | The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
(Cochrane Database Syst Rev)
Issue 1
Pg. CD003693
( 2004)
ISSN: 1469-493X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 14974030
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review, Systematic Review)
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Topics |
- Cerebral Veins
- Cranial Sinuses
- Humans
- Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial
(drug therapy)
- Thrombolytic Therapy
- Venous Thrombosis
(drug therapy)
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