Journal article
Inherited Thrombophilia in Childhood Arterial Stroke: Data from Lebanon
Abstract
Pediatric ischemic stroke still represents a burden, and more than half of the survivors will experience cognitive or motor disabilities. The objective of this study was to investigate the role of thrombophilia in a cohort of children with arterial ischemic stroke. The records of infants and children with clinically and radiologically confirmed stroke were reviewed. Patients with venous or perinatal stroke were not included. Thirty-three …
Authors
Muwakkit SA; Majdalani M; Hourani R; Mahfouz RA; Otrock ZK; Bilalian C; Chan AK; Abboud M; Mikati MA
Journal
Pediatric Neurology, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 155–158
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2011.03.002
ISSN
0887-8994
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentBrain IschemiaChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFactor VFemaleHumansInfantLebanonMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)ParesisPolymorphism, GeneticProthrombinRetrospective StudiesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSeizuresStrokeThrombophilia