Emergency Medicine: Open Access
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Doaa Youssry

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• Research Article
  The Value of D-dimer Test for Diagnosis of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Kuwait Neurological Center
  Author(s): Jasem Y Al-Hashel, Samar Farouk Ahmed, Doaa Youssry, Raed A Alroughani, Ismail I Ismail and Periasamy Vembu Jasem Y Al-Hashel, Samar Farouk Ahmed, Doaa Youssry, Raed A Alroughani, Ismail I Ismail and Periasamy Vembu
  
  Background: Plasma levels of D-dimer shown to be elevated and sensitive for the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis including cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Objective: To assess the usefulness of serum D-dimer level, for the diagnosis of CVT. Subjects and Methods: This retrospective analysis included 65 patients who was diagnosed with cerebral venous thrombosis proved by magnetic resonance venography (MRV) or computed tomographic venography (CTV), from Jan. 2005 up to Dec. 2014. The patient’s files were collected and the data were extracted for the study. Based on these data, the usefulness of serum D-dimer level for the diagnosis of CVT, were analyzed. Results: The records of 23 male and 42 female were taken for this clinical review. The D-dimer level were elevated in 42 patients (64.6%) v.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7548.1000265

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