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Resistance to activated protein C as an etiology for stroke in a young adult: a case report.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation - 1 Mar 1999
James R H, O'Dell M W
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to activated protein C (R-APC) is an inherited, autosomal dominant, coagulation abnormality that is increasingly recognized as an important etiology for thromboembolic disease and stroke in young adults. This report describes the case of a 27-year-old woman taking oral contraceptives who experienced an acute thrombotic right hemispheric stroke. Three days after rehabilitation admission (33 days after...
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