Emergency Medicine: Open Access

Emergency Medicine: Open Access
Open Access

ISSN: 2165-7548

Research Article - (2015) Volume 5, Issue 4

The Value of D-dimer Test for Diagnosis of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Kuwait Neurological Center

Jasem Y Al-Hashel1,2*, Samar Farouk Ahmed1,3, Doaa Youssry1,4, Raed A Alroughani5,6, Ismail I Ismail1 and Periasamy Vembu1
1Department of Neurology, Ibn Sina Hospital, P.O. Box 25427, Safat 13115, Kuwait
2Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait
3Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, El-Minia University, P.O. Box 61519, Minia 61111, Egypt
4Department of Neurology, Cairo University, Egypt
5Division of Neurology, Amiri Hospital, Sharq, Kuwait
6Neurology Clinic, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Dasman, Kuwait
*Corresponding Author: Jasem Y Al-Hashel, MD, FRCPC, FAHS, Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Chairman of Neurology, President Kuwait Neurology Society, Neurology Program Director, Ibn Sina Hospital, PO Box: 25427, Safat PO, Kuwait, Tel: +965 66400032, Fax: +965 24849226 Email:

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