Scalp vein sign: a forgotten clinical clue?
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Scalp vein sign: a forgotten clinical clue?
Mahadevan S, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-220259 DESCRIPTION A 72-year-old man presented for general health check. He was asymptomatic except for hard of hearing and uses hearing aid for the last 4 years. Clinical examination revealed very prominent tortuous superficial temporal veins bilaterally, more on the left side (figure 1) with no bruit and a warm non-tender skull on pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220259