Postural abnormality as a risk marker for leg deep venous thrombosis in Parkinson's disease.

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary thromboembolism is a common cause of death in patients with autopsy-confirmed Parkinsonism. This study investigated the incidence of leg deep vein thrombosis in Parkinson's disease and relationships between deep vein thrombosis and clinical/laboratory findings, including p...

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Main Authors: Kazushi Yamane, Fumiharu Kimura, Kiichi Unoda, Takafumi Hosokawa, Takahiko Hirose, Hiroki Tani, Yoshimitsu Doi, Simon Ishida, Hideto Nakajima, Toshiaki Hanafusa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3699565?pdf=render