Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with a combined contraceptive ring

Neurologist

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-106

  Fugate, Jennifer E ^a   Robinson, Maisha T ^a   Rabinstein, Alejandro A ^a   Wijdicks, Eelco F M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

hypercoagulable; stroke; venous sinus thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ETIRACETAM; HEPARIN; HYDROMORPHONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARM WEAKNESS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEADACHE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; VAGINA RING;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 79952377869     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e3181dd904a     Document Type: Article

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