Stroke and multiple peripheral thrombotic events in an adult with varicella

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Massano, J ^a,b   Ferreira, D ^a   Toledo, T ^a   Mansilha, A ^a,b   Azevedo, E ^a,b   Carvalho, M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adult; Stroke; Thrombosis; Varicella; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHICKENPOX; HUMAN; LEG ANGIOGRAPHY; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGICAL THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOSIS; VASCULITIS; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

ADULT; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ARTERIAL DISEASES; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; HEMIANOPSIA; HEMIPLEGIA; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 51349101802     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02267.x     Document Type: Letter

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