Red Cell Distribution Width Identifies Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in Patients With Headache

DEMİR R., SARITEMUR M., ÖZEL L., ÖZDEMİR G., EMET M., ULVİ H.

CLINICAL AND APPLIED THROMBOSIS-HEMOSTASIS, cilt.21, sa.4, ss.354-358, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/1076029613505764
  • Dergi Adı: CLINICAL AND APPLIED THROMBOSIS-HEMOSTASIS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.354-358
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Diagnosing cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in patients referring to emergency service or neurology outpatient unit with complaints of headache is a challenging task. Magnetic resonance (MR) venography is the gold standard, but there are limitations regarding its use.