Intracranial hemorrhage risk with the new oral anticoagulants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 516-522

  Caldeira, Daniel ^a,b,c   Barra, Márcio ^b   Pinto, Fausto J ^d   Ferreira, Joaquim J ^a,b   Costa, João ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Intracranial hemorrhages; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK;

EID: 84939887233     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7462-0     Document Type: Review

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