Anemia as a risk factor for cerebral venous thrombosis? : An old hypothesis revisited results of a prospective study

Several case reports have linked iron deficiency anemia with the occurrence of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) or stroke, yet, it is unclear whether this is a chance association. In a case-control design data of whole blood count and screening for thrombophilic coagulation abnormalities of 121 pros...

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Published in:Journal of neurology 2007-06, Vol.254 (6), p.729-734, Article 729
Main Authors: STOLZ, Erwin, VALDUEZA, José Manuel, KAPS, Manfred, GREBE, Mathias, SCHLACHETZKI, Felix, SCHMITT, Eberhard, MADLENER, Katharina, RAHIMI, Anousha, KEMPKES-MATTHES, Bettina, BLAES, Franz, GERRIETS, Tibo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anemia
Anemia - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
Blood Coagulation Disorders - epidemiology
Blood tests
Case reports
Case-Control Studies
Cerebral Veins - pathology
Cerebral Veins - physiopathology
Comorbidity
Cranial Sinuses - pathology
Cranial Sinuses - physiopathology
Female
Hemoglobin
Humans
Hypercholesterolemia - epidemiology
Hypotheses
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Internal medicine
Intracranial Thrombosis - epidemiology
Intracranial Thrombosis - physiopathology
Iron
Laboratories
Leukocytes
Logistic Models
Magnetic resonance imaging
Male
Medical imaging
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurology
Odds Ratio
Patients
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial - epidemiology
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial - physiopathology
Sinuses
Stroke
Thrombophilia - epidemiology
Thrombosis
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Vascular diseases and vascular malformations of the nervous system
Venous Thrombosis - epidemiology
Venous Thrombosis - physiopathology
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Summary:Several case reports have linked iron deficiency anemia with the occurrence of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) or stroke, yet, it is unclear whether this is a chance association. In a case-control design data of whole blood count and screening for thrombophilic coagulation abnormalities of 121 prospectively identified patients with CVT and 120 healthy controls were compared. Anemia was defined as a hemoglobin (Hb) concentration of
ISSN:0340-5354
1432-1459
DOI:10.1007/s00415-006-0411-9