Deep vein thrombosis in a tetraparesic patient with mental retardation: Case report and review of the literature

Brain Injury

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 739-742

  Lohiya, Ghan Shyam ^a   Crinella, F M ^b   Tan Figueroa, L ^a   Go, S ^a  

^a Fairview Developmental Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; D dimer; Deep vein thrombosis; Heparin; Mental retardation; Sex hormone; Tetraparesis

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; MESTRANOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG SWELLING; LEG THROMBOSIS; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RISK FACTOR; SITTING;

EID: 21844453910     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050400024995     Document Type: Article

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