Fatal spontaneous thrombosis of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation in a young patient with a rare heterozygous prothrombin gene mutation. Case report.

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The authors report a case of fatal stroke due to thrombosis of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in a young patient. The patient presented with a progressive severe headache that had lasted for a few days, followed by a rapid deterioration in the level of consciousness. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were immediately performed, and the images showed a large area of venous ischemia in...

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