Intracranial Major Artery and Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Young Male with MTHFR Mutation and Protein S Deficiency

This case represents a unique example of stroke in a young patient involving major venous sinuses as well as major artery in a span of 6 months. After evaluation, he was found to have an abnormal thrombophilia profile. In young patients with recurrent stroke, investigating for an abnormal thrombophi...

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Main Author: Dhanashree Peddawad
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Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-11-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/520434
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Intracranial Major Artery and Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Young Male with MTHFR Mutation and Protein S Deficiency
Case Reports in Neurology
young stroke
methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation
protein s deficiency
arterial and venous thrombosis
title Intracranial Major Artery and Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Young Male with MTHFR Mutation and Protein S Deficiency
title_full Intracranial Major Artery and Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Young Male with MTHFR Mutation and Protein S Deficiency
title_fullStr Intracranial Major Artery and Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Young Male with MTHFR Mutation and Protein S Deficiency
title_full_unstemmed Intracranial Major Artery and Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Young Male with MTHFR Mutation and Protein S Deficiency
title_short Intracranial Major Artery and Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Young Male with MTHFR Mutation and Protein S Deficiency
title_sort intracranial major artery and venous sinus thrombosis in a young male with mthfr mutation and protein s deficiency
topic young stroke
methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase mutation
protein s deficiency
arterial and venous thrombosis
url https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/520434
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