Systemic Lupus Erythematosus complicated with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis : A report of two cases

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 351-354

  Lee, Myung Kwon ^a   Kim, Jae Han ^a   Kang, Hye Ryun ^a   Rho, Hyun Joo ^a   Nam, Eon Jeong ^a   Kim, Shin Woo ^a   Kang, Young Mo ^a   Lee, Jong Myung ^a,b   Kim, Nung Soo ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HEPARIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; BRAIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 0035377960     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.3.351     Document Type: Article

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