Fatal cerebroembolism from nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a trauma patient: Case report and review

Military Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-85

  Sharma, Sanjeev ^a   Mayberry, John C ^a   Deloughery, Thomas G ^b   Mullins, Richard J ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPSIS;

EID: 0342980292     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/165.1.83     Document Type: Article

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