Isolated Midbrain Ischemic Infarct in Association with Hyperlipoproteinemia (a): A Report of 2 Adolescent Patients

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 315-318

  Akshintala, Srivandana ^a   Avery, Robert A ^b   Murnick, Jonathan ^b   Verdun, Nicole ^a   Diab, Yaser ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute ischemic stroke; adolescent; hyperlipoproteinemia (a); midbrain; thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; LIPOPROTEIN A; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PROTEIN S; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTERIAL ISCHEMIC STROKE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATAXIA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; DIZZINESS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA; INTERNUCLEAR OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL FASCICULUS; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OCULOMOTOR NERVE INJURY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH DISORDER; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTIGO; VOMITING; BLOOD; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIAS; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIAS; LIPOPROTEIN(A); MALE; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84937965699     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000311     Document Type: Article

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