May 1, 1982Stroke
Cerebrovascular arteriopathy (arteriosclerosis) and ischemic childhood stroke.
Population
8 children with familial lipoprotein disorders and evidence of thromboembolic cerebrovascular disease
Design
Case_series
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Suggests lipid evaluation in pediatric ischemic stroke; hypothesis-generating for arteriosclerotic mechanisms without controlled data.
Structured PICO
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Population
8 children with familial lipoprotein disorders and evidence of thromboembolic cerebrovascular disease
O
Outcome
Intracranial cerebrovascular abnormalities and clinical statussurrogate
Familial lipoprotein abnormalities in children with ischemic stroke are associated with cerebrovascular arteriosclerosis and thrombosis, highlighting the need to consider occlusive arteriosclerosis in this population.
Cite This Study
Daniels et al. (1982) studied this question.