Cerebral vein thrombosis and mild hyperhomocysteinemia: Three new cases

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 225-227

  Rigamonti, A ^a   Carriero, M R ^a   Boncoraglio, G ^a   Leone, M ^a   Bussone, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebral vein thrombosis; Hyperhomocysteinemia

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYSTEINE; FOLIC ACID; HEPARIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; THREONINE;

ADULT; ALLELE; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ALLELES; CRANIAL SINUSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; POINT MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036910058     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720200045     Document Type: Article

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