Spinal cord infarction in meningitis: Polygenic risk factors

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 124-126

  Almasanu, Benjamin P ^a   Owensby, Jennifer R ^a   Pavlakis, Steven G ^a,b,c   Edwards, Jon H ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Devmtl Med Child Neurol I   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN;

ARTICLE; BUDD CHIARI SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; INFARCTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MENINGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INFARCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CHILD; FACTOR V; HUMANS; INFARCTION; MALE; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD; THROMBOPHILIA;

EID: 12344259707     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2004.07.008     Document Type: Article

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