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...
| Published in: | Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine |
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| Language: | English |
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Yeungnam University College of Medicine
2019-09-01
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| Online Access: | http://yujm.yu.ac.kr/upload/pdf/yujm-2019-00339.pdf |