CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2006; 16(03): 313-314
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.29004
Original Article

Rare case of cerebral stroke & venous thrombosis developed during high altitude expedition

A Prabhakar
From the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Okhla Road, New Delhi 110025, India
,
M Aggarwal
From the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Okhla Road, New Delhi 110025, India
,
P Khurana
From the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Okhla Road, New Delhi 110025, India
,
N Trehan
From the Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, Okhla Road, New Delhi 110025, India
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Keywords

Cerebral venous thrombosis - stroke - high attitude


Publication History

Article published online:
02 August 2021

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