Factors influencing real-life use of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with cerebral sinus and venous thrombosis.

Background: Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) are advocated as equally effective to vitamin K antagonists (VKA) for the treatment of patients with cerebral sinus and venous thrombosis (CSVT). However, data concerning the real-life management practices in CSVT patients are is lacking.

Methods: Prospective CSVT databases from four large academic medical centers were retrospectively studied.

The "Vestibular Eye Sign"-"VES": a new radiological sign of vestibular neuronitis can help to determine the affected vestibule and support the diagnosis.

Introduction: Nystagmus is a valuable clinical finding. Although nystagmus is often described by the direction of its quick phases, it is the slow phase that reflects the underlying disorder. The aim of our study was to describe a new radiological diagnostic sign called "Vestibular Eye Sign"-VES.