Arterial Ischemic Strokes in Infants and Children: An Overview of Current Approaches

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 567-573

  DeVeber, Gabrielle ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Prothrombotic conditions; Sickle cell disease; Stroke; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; GLUCOSE; LIPOPROTEIN A; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; PROTHROMBIN;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MIGRAINE; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMBOLISM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0347361458     PISSN: 00946176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815624     Document Type: Review

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