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Clinical presentations, radiological characteristics, and biological risk factors of cerebral venous thrombosis at a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia

Abdullah S. Alamri, Mohammed F. Almuaigel, Zafar Azra, Foziah J. Alshamrani, Noor M. AlMohish and Mona H. AlSheikh
Saudi Medical Journal February 2021, 42 (2) 213-218; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.2.25667

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