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Thromb Haemost 2006; 96(01): 90-92
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-02-0084
Case Report
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Cerebral venous thrombosis as a rare onset of Churg-Strauss syndrome

Maria Teresa Sartori
1   2nd Chair of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital, Padova, Italy
,
Chiara Briani
2   Department of Neurosciences, University Hospital, Padova, Italy
,
Marina Munari
3   Department of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Padova, Italy
,
Pietro Amistà
4   Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital, Padova, Italy
,
Antonio Pagnan
1   2nd Chair of Internal Medicine, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital, Padova, Italy
,
Paolo Zampieri
5   Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Padova, Italy
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Received 21 April 2006

Accepted after revision 06 June 2006

Publication Date:
29 November 2017 (online)

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