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Thrombophilic risk factors among 16 Lebanese patients with cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis.
Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis - 1 Aug 2008
Otrock Zaher K, Taher Ali T, Shamseddeen Wael A, Mahfouz Rami A
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a multifaceted disorder. The frequency of inherited and acquired thrombophilia among 16 CVST patients was evaluated. The mean age of the patients was 22.9 years. Five out of the 16 CVST patients (31.2%) showed the G1691A mutation of factor V. The frequency of the C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) genotype was 50% (8/16) in patients (2 of them were...
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