Anticoagulation and bone marrow biopsy: is it safe to proceed?

The Role of Bone Marrow Aspiration and Bone Marrow Biopsy in Diagnosis of Bone Marrow Metastases

Background: Bone marrow is the site of many malignant disorders and it is one of the common places for solid tumors to metastasize. Examination of the bone marrow aspirate and biopsy is a routine procedure performed for assessment of various conditions such as cytopenias, hematologic neoplasms, nonmalignant disorders and metastatic neoplasms. Methods: The patients were referred to the Hema...

Is it safe for Multiple Sclerosis patients to fast?

Ramadan fasting predispose multiple sclerosis (MS) patients to a great challenge. Clinicians should have practical knowledge about the effects of fasting on MS. A mini-symposium was held in 2013 to answer the common questions about fasting in MS patients. In current review we present a summary of the mentioned mini-symposium.Generally, fasting is possible for most stable MS patients. Thorough m...

Bone Marrow Biopsy

Bone Marrow Aspiration, Bone Marrow Biopsy, Bone Lesion Biopsy Bibliography TABLE of CONTENTS

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Anticoagulation in cerebral ischemia associated with intracranial artery dissections is safe, but is it enough to recommend it?

See related article, pages 1837–1842. In most textbooks, intracranial artery dissections are considered rare, difficult to diagnose, and associated with a high risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).1 Three different clinical presentations are described: (1) cerebral ischemia, when the mural hematoma remains subintimal, ie, located between the media and the elastica interna, leading to vessel st...