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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in homocystinuria: Dietary intervention in conjunction with anticoagulation

The presentation of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis may be acute or chronic with a progressive clinical course. The diagnosis can be challenging, and there are several clinical syndromes associated with the disease. It is also an uncommon but recognised complication of homocystinuria. We describe a...

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Autores principales: Yap, Sufin, Annesley-Williams, Deborah, Hardiman, Orla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5542071/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28835823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X17722289
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Sumario:The presentation of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis may be acute or chronic with a progressive clinical course. The diagnosis can be challenging, and there are several clinical syndromes associated with the disease. It is also an uncommon but recognised complication of homocystinuria. We describe a case where early anticoagulation, together with dietary intervention, was associated with a favourable clinical outcome.