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Mitochondrial disease and stroke.
Stroke - 1 Nov 2001
Martínez-Fernández E, Gil-Peralta A, García-Lozano R, Chinchón I, Aguilera I, Fernández-López O, Arenas J, Campos Y, Bautista J
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: It is well known that some mitochondrial disorders are responsible for ischemic cerebral infarction in young patients. Our purpose was to determine, in this prospective ongoing study, whether ischemic stroke is the only manifestation of a mitochondrial disorder in young patients. METHODS: Patients aged </=50 years, admitted to the Stroke Unit from January 1999 to May 2000 with a diagnosis...
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