PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nichols, Emma Hitt
ED  - Décousus, Hervé
ED  - Coutinho, Jonathan M.
TI  - Current Treatment of Superficial Vein Thrombosis and Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
DP  - 2015 Sep 10
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 14--16
VI  - 15
IP  - 21
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/21/14.1.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/21/14.1.full
AB  - Thrombosis in the small veins is not trivial and requires treatment. Fondaparinux in superficial vein thrombosis of the legs decreases the risk of recurrence, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. Treatment of cerebral vein thrombosis with low molecular weight heparin initially, followed by oral anticoagulation, reduces the risk of death and dependency.