Cerebral venous thrombosis as a complication of leptospirosis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Turhan, Vedat ^a   Senol, Mehmet Guney ^a   Sonmez, Guner ^a   Oncul, Oral ^a   Cavuslu, Saban ^a   Tanridag, Oguz ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebral venous thrombosis; Complications; Leptospirosis; Neuroleptospirosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DOXYCYCLINE; ENOXAPARIN;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN VEIN; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SOLDIER; URINALYSIS; VASCULITIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE;

EID: 33749481425     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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