Cerebral ischemia in a patient with protein S deficiency and carotid stenosis.
Congenital protein S deficiency is an important risk factor for venous and, more rarely, arterial thrombosis. Here, we describe the case of a 35-year old patient with cerebral ischemia, protein S deficiency and carotid stenosis. Other members of the family were found to have the same protein S deficit and a history of venous thrombotic manifestations.
Erli
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LC
Divisione di Neurologia, Ospedale Bolognini, USSL 30, Seriate, Bergamo.
Grandi
R
R
Brambilla
A
A
Zadra
M
M
Felice
B
B
Miele
F
F
Finazzi
G
G
D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018455:Protein S Deficiency; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed