Neurology India Medknow Publications on behalf of the Neurological Society of India ISSN: 0028-3886 EISSN: 1998-4022 Vol. 57, Num. 4, 2009, pp. 518-518

Neurology India, Vol. 57, No. 4, July-August, 2009, pp. 518

Correspondence

Author's reply

U. K. Misra, J Kalita

Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of medical Sciences, Raebareily Road, Lucknow, India

Correspondence Address: Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of medical Sciences, Raebareily Road, Lucknow, India, drukmisra@rediffmail.com

Date of Acceptance: 13-Apr-2009

Code Number: ni09156

DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.55578

Sir,

We appreciate the interest of Dr. Skaik, on our paper and would offer the following clarifications. In this article, we have reported our experience of D-dimer in 26 patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) from a single center. This was not a randomized controlled trial however, the CVST project was done under the Council of Science and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India. Barthel index is a scale for activities of daily living and is unlikely to depend on sample size. D-dimer estimation is routinely performed in our institute using standard method. The technician is provided the coded blood samples and he is not aware of clinical diagnosis.

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