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Ischemic stroke subtypes and thrombophilia in young and elderly Brazilian stroke patients admitted to a rehabilitation hospital.
Stroke - 1 Sept 2005
Carod-Artal Francisco Javier, Nunes Simone Vilela, Portugal Dalton, Silva Tania Virginia Fernandes, Vargas Antonio Pedro
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We sought to examine ischemic stroke subtypes and prevalence of thrombophilia in Brazilian stroke patients. METHOD: A total of 130 consecutive young and 200 elderly stroke patients were studied. RESULTS: Prevalence of thrombophilia was, respectively: protein S deficiency (11.5% versus 5.5%), protein C deficiency (0.76% versus 1%), resistance to activated protein C (2.3% versus 3.5%),...
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