Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in severe malaria

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 893-897

  Luvira, Viravarn ^a   Chamnanchanunt, Supat ^a   Thanachartwet, Vipa ^a   Phumratanaprapin, Weerapong ^a   Viriyavejakul, Akravudh ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SAGITTAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; THAILAND;

ADULT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; SAGITTAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; THAILAND;

EID: 70349841150     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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