A case of Duchenne muscular dystrophy showing coagulation cascade activation induced by muscle destruction due to convulsion

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 274-276

  Saito, Toshio ^a   Matsumura, Tsuyoshi ^a   Nozaki, Sonoko ^a   Shinno, Susumu ^a  

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Author keywords

Creatine kinase (CK); D dimer; Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); Fibrin and fibrinogen degradation products (FDP)

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; D DIMER; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FIBRIN CLOT; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; SEIZURE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0042471710     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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