Comparing intracerebral hemorrhages associated with direct oral anticoagulants or warfarin

Ryota Kurogi1, Kunihiro Nishimura1, Michikazu Nakai1

  • 1From the Departments of Neurosurgery (R.K., K. Ido, A. Kurogi, N.M., A.N., K.A., K. Iihara), Health Communication (D.O., A.H.), and Medicine and Clinical Science (T.K.), Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University; Department of Neuroendovascular Surgery (R.K.), National Hospital Organization, Clinical Research Institute, Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka; Department of Statistics and Data Analysis, Center for Cerebral and Cardiovascular Disease Information (K.N., M.N.), Integrative Stroke Imaging Centre (J.N.), and Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine (K.T.), National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita; Department of Clinical Trials and Research (A. Kada), National Hospital Organization, Nagoya Medical Center; Division of Health Services Research (S.K.), Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, Tokyo; Department of Neurosurgery (K. Ogasawara), Iwate Medical University, Morioka; Department of Neurosurgery (J.O.), Sanmu Medical Center; Department of Neurosurgery (Y.S.), Kyorin University, Mitaka; Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (T.A.), Showa University Hospital, Shinagawa; Department of Neurosurgery (S. Miyachi), Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki; Department of Neurosurgery (I.N.), Kokura Memorial Hospital; Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health (S. Matsuda), School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu; Department of Neurosurgery (S.Y.), Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya; Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine (K. Okuchi), Nara Medical University, Kashihara; Department of Surgical Neurology (A.S.), Research Institute for Brain and Blood Vessels, Akita; and Division of Data Management Center for Cardiovascular Disease Information (F.N.), National Cerebral Cardiovascular Disease Information, Suita, Japan.

Neurology
|March 2, 2018
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