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Infarction of the right hemisphere in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
Acta neurochirurgica - 1 Sept 2005
Finis A, Ssenyonjo H, Knopp U, Koch C, Seidel G, Arnold H, Giese A
Abstract excerpt
Hemicraniectomy as a surgical treatment for intracranial pressure following large ischemic lesions is widely practiced in selected patients. The antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS), a disorder characterized by recurrent arterial and venous thrombosis, is a very rare cause of space occupying ischemic lesions. We present a case of a 35 year old female diagnosed with APS who initially presented with small...
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