Anticoagulation therapy in pediatric patients with sinovenous thrombosis: A cohort study

Abstract

Objective: To assess the use of anticoagulant therapy in a consecutive cohort study of children with sinovenous thrombosis (SVT). Methods: A single institutional pilot study of anticoagulant therapy was conducted from January 1992 to December 1996 at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario. Consecutive children with the diagnosis of SVT, made by computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), MRI with venography, ultrasonography, nuclear brain scanning, or conventional angiography were eligible for anticoagulant therapy. Radiographic Evaluation: Most children underwent multiple radiographic tests for evaluation of the central nervous system. Of the 32 episodes of SVT, CT was ..