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An unusual cause of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: prothrombin G20210A gene mutation.
Southern medical journal - 1 Sept 2007
Porres-Aguilar Mateo, Square Jaime H, Storey Raul, Rodriguez-Dunn Simon, Mohamed-Aly Mohamed S
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis represents less than 1% of all strokes, being an uncommon entity with a wide spectrum of clinical scenarios. We present a 45-year-old Hispanic female with a history of long-term oral contraceptive use who was diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis due to a heterozygous carrier mutation in the prothrombin G20210A gene. The patient was successfully managed with intravenous...
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