The identification of multiple thrombophilic risk factors in an infant with cerebrovascular accident

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2005

Authors

Neves, J (Author) Other; Costa, E (Author) FFUP; Branca, R (Author) Other; Carrilho, I (Author) Other; Barbot, J (Author) Other; Barbot, C (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Revista de Neurologia

Vol. 40

Pages: 479-481

ISSN: 0210-0010

Publisher: Viguera Editores

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 1 Citation

Scopus - 3 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-3TT

Abstract (EN): Introduction. Neonatal stroke (NNS) incidence appears to be increasing over the last years. This is believed to be a consequence of diagnostic accuracy rather than a real amplification of this entity. Nowadays, NNS incidence is estimated to be 1:4000 full newborns. Case report. Child with left middle cerebral artery territory infarction in which several thromboembolic risk factors were documented both in the child (neonatal sepsis and factor V Leiden) and his mother (lupus anticoagulant, pre-eclampsy and factor V Leiden). Conclusions. This case supports the increasing evidence in recent reports that association of multiple prothrombotic risk factors (maternal and foetal) is present in NNS genesis. This way the authors agree that wide prothrombotic study may be of crucial interest in identifying subjacent thrombophilic disease, even when an exogenous risk factor is present.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3