Noonan syndrome, metabolic syndrome and stroke-in-the-young: Coincidence, causal or contribution?

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1084-1087

  Eu Ahsunthornwattana, Jakris ^a   Trachoo, Objoon ^a   Dejsuphong, Donniphat ^a   Tunteeratum, Atchara ^a   Srichan, Kanoknan ^a   Sura, Thanyachai ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarction; Diabetes mellitus; Metabolic syndrome; Multifactorial causality; Noonan syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DYSARTHRIA; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEART MURMUR; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL HISTORY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NOONAN SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; HEMIPLEGIA; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NOONAN SYNDROME;

EID: 77958036623     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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