D-dimer testing in the diagnosis of cerebral vein thrombosis: A systematic review and a meta-analysis of the literature

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 582-589

  Dentali, F ^a   Squizzato, A ^a   Marchesi, C ^a   Bonzini, M ^a   Ferro, J M ^b   Ageno, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cerebral vein thrombosis; D dimer; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84859185716     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04637.x     Document Type: Article

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