Article
Factor V Leiden mutation is a risk factor for cerebral venous thrombosis: a case-control study of 55 patients.
Stroke - 1 Dec 1998
Lüdemann P, Nabavi D G, Junker R, Wolff E, Papke K, Buchner H, Assmann G, Ringelstein E B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Different coagulation disorders have been associated with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Until now, fewer than 50 patients have been reported with CVT and the factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation. Although the prevalence of FVL-positive patients with CVT ranged from 10% to 25...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Case-Control Studies
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Child
- Factor V
- Female
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Recurrence
- Reference Values
- Risk Factors
- Thromboembolism
- Venous Thrombosis