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White matter change on CT associated with superior vena cava syndrome: A case report

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An 11-year-old Japanese girl with nephrotic syndrome developed superior vena cava syndrome associated with hypercoagulability and an indwelling catheter. Cranial CT revealed diffuse low-density lesions in paraventricular white matter. Thrombectomy brought prompt relief of symptoms and correction of CT abnormalities.

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  1. Department of Nephrology, Tokyo Metropolitan Kiyose Children's Hospital, 1-3-1 Umezono Kiyose, 204, Tokyo, Japan

    M. Fukuda, Y. Kamiyama, K. Kawamura, K. Kawahara & M. Honda

  2. Department of Neurology, Metropolitan Kiyose Children's Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Nagai

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Fukuda, M., Nagai, T., Kamiyama, Y. et al. White matter change on CT associated with superior vena cava syndrome: A case report. Pediatr Radiol 23, 53–54 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020224

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