Brachiocephalic artery thrombosis in adult nephrotic syndrome

Indian Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-207

  Brahmbhatt, B K ^a   Mathew, A ^a   Rajesh, R ^a   Kurian, G ^a   Unni, V N ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Brachiocephalic artery thrombosis; cerebral infarction; nephrotic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EMBOLECTOMY; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; STEROID THERAPY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052131125     PISSN: 09714065     EISSN: 19983662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.78065     Document Type: Article

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