Cerebral sinovenous thrombosis associated with iron deficiency anemia secondary to severe Menorrhagia: A case report

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2014, Pages NP62-NP64

  Corrales Medina, Fernando F ^a   Grant, Leon ^b   Egas Bejar, Daniela ^a   Valdivia Ascuna, Zoila ^c   Rodriguez, Nidra ^a,b   Mancias, Pedro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTA MARÍA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Iron deficiency anemia; Menorrhagia; Sinovenous thrombosis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; HEPARIN; IRON;

BRAIN VEIN; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL SINOVENOUS THROMBOSIS; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GALEN VEIN; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MENORRHAGIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIGHT SINUS; ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BRAIN; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BRAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL THROMBOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MENORRHAGIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84927712046     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073813500715     Document Type: Conference Paper

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