Published January 1, 2016 | Version v1
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Cerebral venous thrombosis following spinal surgery in a patient with Factor V Leiden mutation

  • 1. Bahcesehir Univ, Fac Med, Dept Neurosurg, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2. Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Orthoped Surg, Spine Ctr, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
  • 3. Bahcesehir Univ, Fac Med, Dept Radiol, Istanbul, Turkey

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Cerebral venous thrombosis is a devastating event leading to high mortality and morbidity rates. We present a case of cerebral venous thrombosis that occurred following spinal surgery in a patient with Factor V Leiden mutation and G1691A heterozygosity. Possible prevention and treatment strategies have been discussed.

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