The Associations between Central Nervous System Diseases and Haemostatic Disorders

CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets. 2019;18(4):307-316. doi: 10.2174/1871527318666190314101946.

Abstract

The aim of this review was to examine the relationship between the occurrence of central nervous system (CNS) diseases, the medicines used in their treatment and the blood coagulation process. The paper mainly focuses on the effects of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs. Special attention has been paid to the influence of drugs on platelets, the vascular endothelium, plasma coagulation and fibrinolysis, regarding coagulation.

Keywords: Coagulation; antidepressant drugs; antipsychotic drugs; central nervous system diseases; haemostasis; vascular endothelium..

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antidepressive Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antipsychotic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Blood Coagulation / drug effects*
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / complications
  • Central Nervous System Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Hemostatic Disorders / complications*
  • Humans

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Antipsychotic Agents