Extensive cerebral venous thrombosis associated with moderate hyperhomocyst(e)inemia and successfully treated with thrombolysis

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 214-216

  Chaves, Claudia ^a   Voetsch, Barbara ^b   Loscalzo, Joseph ^c   Caplan, Louis ^b   Chavali, Ram ^b  

^a LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral thrombosis; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HEPARIN; PHENYTOIN; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VITAMIN B GROUP; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN VEIN; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; CEREBRAL VEINS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036206201     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047779     Document Type: Article

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