Are the strokes in moyamoya syndrome associated with Down syndrome due to protein C deficiency?

Brain and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 719-722

  Gururaj, A ^a   Hardy, D ^a   Al Gazali, L I ^a   Sztriha, L ^a   Roos, A ^b   Nork, M ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Magnetic resonance angiography; Moyamoya disease; Moyamoya syndrome; Protein C

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; STROKE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; PROTEIN C DEFICIENCY; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 0036806824     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(02)00075-X     Document Type: Article

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