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Headache and Aphasia in a Young Woman with Protein S Deficiency and Nephrotic Syndrome

Željko Živanović orcid.org/0000-0001-5414-8623
Kristian Barlinn
Clotilde Balucani
Paola Palazzo
Andrei V. Alexandrov

Abstract

We present sequential brain imaging findings in a young woman who while being evaluated for a newly discovered nephrotic syndrome developed headache followed by aphasia. The patient’s symptoms were due to cerebral venous thrombosis in the setting of protein S deficiency and oral contraception.

Keywords

Intracranial thrombosis; Diagnostic imaging; Nephrotic syndrome; Protein S deficiency; Corticosteroids

Hrčak ID:

84582

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/84582

Publication date:

14.12.2011.

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