Massive cerebral venous sinus thrombosis secondary to Graves' disease

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) is a rare cerebrovascular condition accounting for 0.5–1% of all types of strokes in the general population. Hyperthyroidism is associated with procoagulant and antifibrinolytic activity, thereby precipitating a hypercoagulable state that predisposes to CVT. We...

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Main Author: Hye-Min Son
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yeungnam University College of Medicine 2019-09-01
Series:Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://yujm.yu.ac.kr/upload/pdf/yujm-2019-00339.pdf

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