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The Frequency of Fabry Disease among Young Cryptogenic Stroke Patients in the City of Sakarya.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Jun 2017
Gündoğdu Aslı Aksoy, Kotan Dilcan, Alemdar Murat
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fabry disease (FD) is known as a rare cause of stroke. Recent studies suggested that FD is an underdiagnosed entity among young stroke patients. We aimed to investigate the frequency of FD in young cryptogenic stroke patients who lived in the City of Sakarya and to define the clinical features that help in recognizing patients with FD. METHODS: Acute ischemic stroke patients aged 18-55 years who were...
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