Cranial thromboembolism secondary to patent foramen ovale and deep venous thrombosis after cesarean section

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 258-261

  Bodur, Harika ^a   Caliskan, Eray ^a   Anik, Yonca ^a   Cakiroglu, Yigit ^a   Corakci, Aydin ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Deep venous thrombosis; Patent foramen ovale; Puerperium

Indexed keywords

DIAZEM; DIAZEPAM; ENOXAPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MANNITOL; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENYTOIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONVULSION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADULT; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CESAREAN SECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 44849107051     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113050     Document Type: Article

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