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A hypofibrinolytic state in overweight patients with cerebral venous thrombosis and isolated intracranial hypertension.
Journal of neurology - 1 Nov 1999
Quattrone A, Gambardella A, Carbone A M, Oliveri R L, Lavano A, De Marco E V, Civitelli D, Bono F, Zappia M, Pardatscher K, DiMinno G
Abstract excerpt
Evidence suggests that isolated intracranial hypertension (iIH) is often associated with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). In eight patients referred to our Institution for iIH who were later shown to harbor CVT we have performed a comprehensive coagulation work-up, including genetic tests for inherited predisposition to thrombophilia, to clarify the etiology of sinus venous thrombosis. All subjects were women....
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