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Patients with CVT urgently need high-quality evidence

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In recently published guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral venous thrombosis, the European Stroke Organization has applied a rigorous evidence-based methodology, following the GRADE system. However, the guidelines provide many weak recommendations, reflecting the fact that more high-quality evidence from multicentre observational and experimental studies is needed.

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  1. Nicoletta Riva is at the Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta, Msida, MSD 2080, Malta.,

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  2. Department of Medicine and Surgery, Alessandro Squizzato is at the Research Center on Thromboembolic Disorders and Antithrombotic Therapies, University of Insubria, U.O. Medicina 1, Ospedale di Circolo, Viale Borri 57, 21100 Varese, Italy.,

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Riva, N., Squizzato, A. Patients with CVT urgently need high-quality evidence. Nat Rev Neurol 13, 644–646 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2017.143

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