Moyamoya syndrome associated with severe Iron deficiency anemia in a young child

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 368-371

  Meena, Shyam S ^a   Ramkumar, Teliki V ^a   Sharma, Suvasini ^a   Aneja, Satinder ^a   Kumar, Atin ^b  

^a KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hematological; Stroke; Thrombocytosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALBENDAZOLE; FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; IRON;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; BABINSKI REFLEX; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SMEAR; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRRITABILITY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIMB WEAKNESS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MILK; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONSET AGE; PALLOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; STROKE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MOYAMOYA DISEASE;

EID: 84860860333     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2011.650838     Document Type: Article

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