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Deep Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis Precipitated by High-Altitude Exposure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Muhib Khan  and
Angelos M. Katramados
Muhib Khan*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Angelos M. Katramados
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
*
Department of Neurology, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Blvd, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, USA.
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 5 , September 2010 , pp. 700 - 702
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