Abstract
Pediatric stroke is a heterogeneous disorder and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in children. The role of thrombophilia is becoming increasingly important in the pathogenesis of stroke but its effect on clinical outcome and recurrence is not yet well defined. This review provides a summary of current knowledge of thrombophilia in pediatric stroke.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 283-289 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Pediatric Neurology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Pediatric stroke
- coagulation abnormalities
- thrombophilia