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The role of genetic risk factors in arterial ischemic stroke in pediatric and adult patients: a critical review.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Jul 2014
Kopyta Ilona, Sarecka-Hujar Beata, Sordyl Joanna, Sordyl Ryszard
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) in childhood (about 2-13 per 100,000 children a year) is much lower than the incidence in the adult population. Still, adverse outcomes of acute brain ischemia in childhood include death (10% of AIS children), neurological sequel, epileptic seizures (over 50%) and recurrence (over 20%). The knowledge of childhood stroke etiopathogenesis is still insufficient and the...
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