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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
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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%, it was as low as 0.5% to 3% in the control groups. Most other studies had not systematically searched for...
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