Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Venous Infarction: Case Report of a Rare Initial Presentation of Smoker’s Polycythemia
Introduction: Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare initial presentation of polycythemia. If diagnosed early, treatment can reduce mortality and morbidity significantly. Often it may present with headache as the only complaint, and thus the diagnosis is likely to be missed. Case Presentation: A medic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2010-11-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/322571 |