Overweight and obesity are increased in childhood-onset cerebrovascular disease

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 517-519

  Pearson, Virginia ^a   Ruzas, Chris ^b   Krebs, Nancy F ^b   Goldenberg, Neil A ^b   Manco Johnson, Marilyn J ^b   Bernard, Timothy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

arterial ischemic; cerebral sinovenous thrombosis; obesity; overweight; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOPHILIA;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84875339520     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073812446160     Document Type: Article

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