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Exp Ther Med 2018 Sep 25;16(3):2677-2681. Epub 2018 Jul 25.

Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China.

Deficiency of protein C may cause deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, leading to ischemic stroke. The present study reports on a case of a young adult with recurrent cerebellar infarction due to hereditary heterozygous protein C deficiency and performs a literature review. A 35-year-old Asian woman was admitted t o the Department of Neurology of The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University (Nanning, China) due to right limb paralysis and vomiting. Read More

Prescrire Int 2017 May;26(182):129

Some people have coagulation abnormalities, collectively referred to as thrombophilia, which increase the risk of thrombosis. What are the most frequently detected thrombophilia? Does throm- bophilia testing after a venous thromboembolic event enable effective adjustment of the treatment strategy?To answer these questions, we reviewed the available evidence using the standard Prescrire methodology. The best known inherited thrombophilia includes the factorV Leiden mutation and the prothrombin G20210A mutation. Read More