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Safety of anticoagulants in children with arterial ischemic stroke

Abstract

Pediatric arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) is increasingly diagnosed and carries significant risks of recurrence, morbidity, and mortality. Anticoagulant therapy (ACT) is commonly prescribed in childhood AIS. Hemorrhagic complication rates in pediatric stroke are unknown, and adult safety data are of limited applicability. We analyzed a prospectively enrolled cohort of children (aged 1 month-18 years) with acute AIS selected using standardized …

Authors

Schechter T; Kirton A; Laughlin S; Pontigon A-M; Finkelstein Y; MacGregor D; Chan A; deVeber G; Brandão LR

Journal

Blood, Vol. 119, No. 4, pp. 949–956

Publisher

American Society of Hematology

Publication Date

January 26, 2012

DOI

10.1182/blood-2011-06-361535

ISSN

0006-4971