Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Hyperthyroidism
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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Hyperthyroidism
CVT has the best prognosis at a young age without severe neurological deficits, such as hemiparesis, epileptic seizures and coma, or other co-morbidity such as cancer and serious infection [3]. A prospective multi-center study showed that 75% of patients with CVT were women with a mean age of 34 years and the best prognosis was found for women with risk factors like hormonal contraception, preg...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine: Open Access
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2165-8048
DOI: 10.4172/2165-8048.1000136