The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 140-147 , February 2010

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in the Emergency Department: Retrospective Analysis of 17 Cases and Review of the Literature

  • Christopher Fischer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Christopher Fischer, md, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, One Deaconess Road, West CC-2, Boston, MA 02215
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  • Joshua Goldstein, MD, PHD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Jonathan Edlow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 3 November 2008 ,Revised 29 August 2009 ,Accepted 30 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.08.061

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 140-147 , February 2010

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