Dural sinus thrombosis: A mechanism-based classification and review of 42 cases

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 480-487

  Saw, Valerie P J ^a   Kollar, Christopher ^a   Johnston, Ian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pseudotumour cerebri; Sagittal sinus; Sinus thrombosis; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004352321     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(99)90005-X     Document Type: Article

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