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Stroke in newborn infants.
The Lancet. Neurology - 1 Mar 2004
Nelson Karin B, Lynch John K
Abstract excerpt
The few days before and after birth are a time of special risk for stroke in both mother and infant, probably related to activation of coagulation mechanisms in this critical period. Arterial ischaemic stroke around the time of birth is recognised in about one in 4000 full-term infants, and may present with neurological and systemic signs in the newborn. Neonatal seizures are most commonly the clinical finding...
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