Immobile ALS patients or those at risk of venous thromboembolism require a comprehensive examination and low-dose heparinisation

Authors

  • Josef Finsterer Neurology Neurophysiology Center, Vienna, Austria
  • Sounira Mehri Biochemistry Laboratory, LR12ES05 "Nutrition-Functional Foods and Vascular Health", Faculty of Medicine, Monastir, Tunisia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62438/tunismed.v103i3.5658

Keywords:

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, venous thrombosis, coagulopathy, immobility, respiratory dysfunction

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2025-03-02

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