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Cerebral Vein and Dural Sinus Thrombosis in Elderly Patients

José M. Ferro, Patrícia Canhão, Marie‐Germaine Bousser, J. Stam, Fernando Barinagarrementería

Stroke · 2005 · 219 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Elderly patients with CVT have a distinctive clinical presentation: isolated intracranial hypertension is uncommon, whereas mental status and alertness disturbances are common. The prognosis of CVT is worse in elderly patients.

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Prognosis of Cerebral Vein and Dural Sinus Thrombosis

José M. Ferro, Patrícia Canhão, J. Stam et al. · Stroke · 2004 · 2.3K citations

Epidemiology of headache in a general population—A prevalence study

Birthe Krogh Rasmussen, Rigmor Jensen, Marianne Schroll et al. · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 1991 · 1.5K citations

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Long-Term, Low-Intensity Warfarin Therapy for the Prevention of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism

Paul M. Ridker, Samuel Z. Goldhaber, Ellie Danielson et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 807 citations · Full text

Three Months versus One Year of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy for Idiopathic Deep Venous Thrombosis

Giancarlo Agnelli, Paolo Prandoni, Maria Gabriella Santamaria et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2001 · 590 citations · Full text

Predisposing and Precipitating Factors for Delirium in Hospitalized Older Patients

Sharon K. Inouye · Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders · 1999 · 349 citations

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