Cerebral venous thrombosis in pregnancy associated with MTHFR C677 T mutation, protein S deficiency, and activated protein C resistance during pregnancy

Neurosurgery Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-146

  Yerdelen, Deniz ^a   Ozdogu, Hakan ^a   Karatas, Mehmet ^a   Pelit, Aysel ^a   Yildirim, Tulin ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Activated protein C resistance; Cerebral venous thrombosis; MTHFR C677 T mutation; Pregnancy; Protein S defficiency

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VEIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; PUERPERIUM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67749133559     PISSN: 10506438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNQ.0b013e31818d1a12     Document Type: Article

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