A case of hereditary protein S deficiency presenting with cerebral sinus venous thrombosis and deep vein thrombosis at high altitude

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 158-161

  Nair, Velu ^a   Mohapatro, A K ^a   Sreedhar, M ^a   Indrajeet, I K ^a   Tewari, A K ^a   Anand, A C ^a   Mathew, O P ^a  

^a ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral sinus venous thrombosis; Deep vein thrombosis; High altitude thrombosis; Protein S deficiency; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VEIN SINUS THROMBOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC DISORDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; VOMITING;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FAMILY HEALTH; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PAPILLEDEMA; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RECURRENCE; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VOMITING; WARFARIN;

EID: 46049088326     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000126200     Document Type: Article

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