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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2008; 14(28): 4576-4579
Published online Jul 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4576
Published online Jul 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4576
Cerebral venous thrombosis and heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in an 18-year old male with severe ulcerative colitis
Gudrun Scheving Thorsteinsson, Department of Pediatrics, Karolinska University Hospital and CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Se-141 86, Sweden
Maria Magnussson, Pediatric Coagulation Unit, Karolinska University Hospital and CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Se-141 86, Sweden
Lena M Hallberg, Division of Radiology, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Se-141 86, Sweden
Nils Gunnar Wahlgren, Clinical Neuroscience Unit, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Se-141 86, Sweden
Fredrik Lindgren, Petter Malmborg, Thomas H Casswall, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Karolinska University Hospital and CLINTEC, Karolinska Institutet, Se-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden
Author contributions: Lindgren F and Malmborg P took care of the patient. Thorsteinsson GS took care of the patient and wrote the paper together with Magnussson M who was responsible for the coagulation part and Casswall TH the principal investigator. Hallberg LM analyzed the radiology part and Wahlgren NG analyzed the neurology part.
Correspondence to: Thomas H Casswall, MD, PhD, Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, B57 Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Se-141 86, Sweden. thomas.casswall@ki.se
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Received: April 22, 2008
Revised: June 6, 2008
Accepted: June 13, 2008
Published online: July 28, 2008
Revised: June 6, 2008
Accepted: June 13, 2008
Published online: July 28, 2008
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