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Arrive: A retrospective registry of Indian patients with venous thromboembolism
Conclusion: Acute DVT alone was responsible for the substantial burden of VTE in Indian patients. Bleeding was not the limiting factor for anticoagulant treatment in most patients.
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - March 8, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Dhanesh R KamerkarM Joseph JohnSanjay C DesaiLiesel C DsilvaSadhna J Joglekar Source Type: research

Cerebral venous thrombosis presenting with intracerebral hemorrhage in a patient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
Gentle Sunder Shrestha, Bishesh Sharma Poudyal, Gopal Sedain, Khandokar Imran Mahmud, Niranja AcharyaIndian Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2016 20(2):117-119Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is an uncommon cause of stroke. Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare type of hemolytic anemia, frequently associated with thrombophilia. PNH may rarely present with CVT. Approximately, one-third of the patients with CVT develop cerebral hemorrhage. Here, we present a rare combination of CVT presenting with intracerebral hemorrhage in a patient with PNH. High index of suspicion is needed to avoid misdiagnosis. Patient w...
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - February 8, 2016 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Gentle Sunder ShresthaBishesh Sharma PoudyalGopal SedainKhandokar Imran MahmudNiranja Acharya Source Type: research

Cerebral venous thrombosis presenting as multiple lower cranial nerve palsies
We describe a pregnant lady who presented with sensorineural deafness of the right ear and paralysis of the 9 th , 10 th , and 12 th cranial nerves on the right side. She was diagnosed to have thrombosis of the right transverse sinus and sigmoid sinus with extension to the jugular vein and confluence of sinuses. She improved with anticoagulant treatment.
Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - January 25, 2013 Category: Intensive Care Authors: N ByjuJames JoseK SaifudheenV Abdul GafoorP Jithendranath Source Type: research