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Protein S deficiency manifesting with cerebral arterial and venous thrombosis in a young female with Kissing Carotids phenomenon
2023-10-31
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<h4>Background: </h4> The term “kissing carotids” refers to an anatomical variation of the cervical carotid arteries, showing tortuosity, kinking, or coiling that come in proximity at the midline. Majority of people with kissing carotids are asymptomatic. Less than 1% of the general population have Protein S Deficiency, a type of thrombophilia associated with both cerebral venous and arterial thromboembolism. We r...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5d3a5186-5ea7-536d-b4f6-a4fe04e53b88
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3503011/v1
