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Inherited and acquired risk factors and their combined effects in pediatric stroke.
Pediatric neurology - 1 Feb 2003
Barreirinho Sameiro, Ferro Anabela, Santos Manuela, Costa E lísio, Pinto-Basto Jorge, Sousa Alda, Sequeiros Jorge, Maciel Patricia, Barbot Clara, Barbot José
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to identify hereditary and acquired risk-factors as they are related to the occurrence of stroke in children. We identified 21 children with stroke. A search of the Factor V Leiden mutation, the Factor II G20210A variant, and the thermolabile variant of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase was performed in patients and in a control group (n = 115). We identified risk factors of acquired...
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