This content is machine translated Dural AV fistula Risk of intracranial hemorrhage despite improvement of clinical symptoms If a dural AV fistula is demonstrated, it is important to exclude possible involvement of venous drainage of the cerebral parenchyma, spinal cord, and orbit. This is usually accomplished with…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 18th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Cerebrovascular Society Cerebral hemorrhagic complications during anticoagulation – how to proceed? Intracranial hemorrhage is one of the most feared complications of oral anticoagulant therapy. At the annual meeting of the Swiss Cerebrovascular Society in Geneva, a lecture was dedicated to this…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Stroke prevention in VHF Real-life data with dabigatran convincing For the first time, real-life data are available for one of the new oral anticoagulants. These were presented in Zurich on October 2, 2013. They demonstrate a compelling safety and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation Dabigatran exilate for effective prevention of patients with atrial fibrillation. For the first time, long-term study data show that dabigatran etexilate is an effective and safe therapeutic option in the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation among novel…
