Endovascular Therapy Versus Anticoagulation for Treatment of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Meta-Analysis

Background: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare cause of stroke that mainly affects the young. Anticoagulation (AC) with heparin is the mainstay of treatment for CVST. Although highly anticipated, endovascular therapy (ET) including local thrombolysis and mechanical thrombectomy has been controversial. Review Summary: To compare the effectiveness and safety of ET with AC for patients with confirmed CVST, we systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library from the earliest date to February 2020. Data on the total number of patients in each treatment group and the exact number of patients for each outcome were separately extracted from 10 studies with 891 patients. Our Results show that ET has a higher mortality rate compared with AC [odds ratio (OR)=1.95; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.19-3.18; P=0.008
Source: The Neurologist - Category: Neurology Tags: Review Article Source Type: research