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Cerebral Thrombosis: A Neurogenetic Approach.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2017
Yapijakis Christos
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a severe multifactorial condition with various clinical manifestations that may include headache, papilledema, seizures, focal deficits, coma and death. The mortality rate of untreated CVT is up to 50%, but it drops to 10% when CVT is properly treated. Prevention of CVT is feasible through healthy lifestyle, genetic counseling, molecular genetic analysis for common...
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