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Frequent association of thrombophilia in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
International journal of hematology - 1 Mar 2012
Ikejiri Makoto, Shindo Akihiro, Ii Yuichiro, Tomimoto Hidekazu, Yamada Norikazu, Matsumoto Takeshi, Abe Yasunori, Nakatani Kaname, Nobori Tsutomu, Wada Hideo
Abstract excerpt
Thrombophilia is frequently associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE) including cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). The possibility of thrombophilia was examined in 12 patients with CSVT diagnosed in the past 9 years. Thrombophilia due to abnormalities in antithrombin (AT), protein C (PC), or protein S (PS) or antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) was evaluated. Nine patients with abnormally decreased AT, PC or...
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