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Prothrombotic Factors in Children With Stroke or Porencephaly

John Kylan Lynch, Christina J. Han, Linda E. Nee, Karin B. Nelson

PEDIATRICS · 2005 · 75 citations · 45 references

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Abstract

Two thirds of children in this study had at least 1 of the prothrombotic risk factors tested, and several children had multiple risk factors. These results provide additional evidence that prothrombotic abnormalities are common among children with AIS or porencephaly.

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