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Genetic risk factors associated with thrombosis in children with congenital neurologic disorders.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Jun 2005
Tzoufi Meropi, Giotopoulou Stella, Papadimitriou Photeini, Dokou Eleni, Kolaitis Nikolaos I, Siamopoulou Antigoni, Vartholomatos George
Abstract excerpt
Thromboembolic events during the perinatal period are responsible for irreversible brain damage owing to cerebral hypoxia and neuronal necrosis. We investigated the presence of thrombophilia risk factors in children with congenital neurologic disorders. Nineteen children (9 males and 10 females), aged 1 to 14 years (median 4.5 years), who had presented with symptoms and signs of congenital neurologic disorders...
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