Cerebral sinus thrombosis as a potential hazard of antifibrinolytic treatment in menorrhagia.
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Cerebral sinus thrombosis as a potential hazard of antifibrinolytic treatment in menorrhagia.
We describe a 42-year-old woman who developed superior sagittal and left transverse sinus thrombosis associated with prolonged epsilon-aminocaproic acid therapy for menorrhagia. This antifibrinolytic agent has been used in women with menorrhagia to promote clotting and reduce blood loss. Although increased risk of thromboembolic disease has been reported during treatment with epsilon-aminocapro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.21.5.817