Sagittal Vein Thrombosis Caused by Central Vein Catheter

Autor: Feridoun Sabzi, Hosein Karim, Behzad Heydar Pour, Reza Faraji
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Acta Medica Iranica, Vol 53, Iss 3 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0044-6025
1735-9694
Popis: Cerebral venous thrombosis, including thrombosis of cerebral veins and major dural sinuses, is an uncommon disorder in the general population. However, it has a higher frequency among patients younger than 40 years of age, patients with thrombophilia, pregnant patients or those receiving hormonal contraceptive therapy or has foreign body such as catheter in their veins or arterial system. In this case report, we described clinical and radiological findings in a patient with protein C-S deficiency and malposition of central vein catheter.
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