Anaemia, alcohol major risk factors behind brain clots, finds ICMR study
Anaemia and alcohol consumption have emerged among the leading risk factors of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT), in contrast to Western studies where hormonal and genetic factors such as abnormal clotting of blood predominate, said an Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology (ICMR-NINE).The CVT is a type of stroke that occurs due…