The spectrum of cavernous sinus and orbital venous thrombosis: A case and a review

Skull Base Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-59

  Lai, Paul E S ^a,b   Cusimano, Michael D ^a  

^a Department of Family and Community Medicine ^*  (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; ORBIT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0029874093     PISSN: 10521453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1058913     Document Type: Article

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