Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
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Dural sinus thrombosis developed in two young women with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH). The incidence, the clinical presentation, the radiologic findings, the therapy and the pathophysiology of haemolysis and thrombosis are discussed.
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