Malignant Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in Polycythemia
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Malignant Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in Polycythemia
permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare variety of cere-brovascular disease that can occur at any age and generally has a favorable outcome. However, poor outcome in CVT has been documented. 1 It is caused by a wide range of etiologies, polycy-themia is one amo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Stroke
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2287-6391,2287-6405
DOI: 10.5853/jos.2015.17.3.362