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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Main Authors: Mihir Raval, Anu Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/322571