Thirty five cases of stroke are reported from the CHU Timone, Marseille, France. Specific causes included sickle cell disease, cardiopathy, migraine, HIV infection, Moyamoya syndrome, Williams syndrome, homocystinuria, lupus anticoagulant, protein C deficiency, MELAS, and pheochromocytoma. Associated conditions were head injury, surgery, angiography, oral contraceptive, infection, and hypertension. Hemichorea was the presenting sign in 3. [1]
Vascular Disorders: Causes of Stroke
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-11-6-15 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482
Language: English
Page range: 48 - 48
Published on: Jun 1, 1997
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