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. 1996 Feb;72(844):72–76. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.72.844.72

Cerebral venous thrombosis.

P J Martin 1, T P Enevoldson 1
PMCID: PMC2398365  PMID: 8871455

Abstract

Cerebral venous thrombosis is a treatable and under-recognised cause of a benign intracranial hypertension syndrome, and may also cause focal signs, seizures, and depression of consciousness.

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