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Arterial ischemic stroke in an adolescent with presumed perinatal ischemic stroke.
Journal of child neurology - 1 Jan 2012
Hamilton Kristin, Salman Michael S, Schwartz Ilan, McCusker Patricia J, Wrogemann Jens, Rafay Mubeen F
Abstract excerpt
The risk of recurrent ischemic stroke after presumed perinatal stroke and the risk factors for such recurrence are rarely reported. Here, we present an adolescent with a history of presumed perinatal stroke who presented with arterial ischemic stroke recurrence at the age of 15 years. Hereditary thrombophilia screening performed at the time of his stroke recurrence demonstrated protein S deficiency. No...
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