Stroke in paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria: Patterns of disease and outcome

Loukia S. Poulou; George Vakrinos; Anastasia Pomoni; Kostis Michalakis; George Karianakis; Michael Voulgarelis; Panayiotis D. Ziakas

doi:10.1160/TH07-04-0316

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2007; 98(03): 699-701
DOI: 10.1160/TH07-04-0316

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Stroke in paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria: Patterns of disease and outcome

Loukia S. Poulou

¹Department of Computed Tomography, General Hospital “Sotiria”, Athens, Greece

,

George Vakrinos

¹Department of Computed Tomography, General Hospital “Sotiria”, Athens, Greece

,

Anastasia Pomoni

¹Department of Computed Tomography, General Hospital “Sotiria”, Athens, Greece

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Kostis Michalakis

²Department of Endocrinology, “Helena Venizelou” Hospital, Athens, Greece

,

George Karianakis

³Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, “Hygeia” Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Michael Voulgarelis

⁴Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece

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Panayiotis D. Ziakas

³Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, “Hygeia” Hospital, Athens, Greece

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