Ana F Reis 1 , Patrícia Pais , José P Monteiro Show Affiliations »
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Postvaricella cerebral arteriopathy (PVCA) presents with acute haemiparesis and/or haemidistonia, caused by ischaemic lesions of internal capsule and/or basal ganglia, related to stenosis of proximal middle and/or anterior cerebral arteries. Anti-aggregant drugs are recommended to prevent thrombus expansion and recurrent stroke, but neurologic outcome is usually good regardless of the therapeutic approach. CONCLUSION: Chickenpox should be considered in differential diagnosis of ischaemic stroke in healthy children who fit the clinical and radiological typical profile of PVCA. ©2013 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
UNLABELLED: Postvaricella cerebral arteriopathy (PVCA) presents with acute haemiparesis and/or haemidistonia, caused by ischaemic lesions of internal capsule and/or basal ganglia, related to stenosis of proximal middle and/or anterior cerebral arteries. Anti-aggregant drugs are recommended to prevent thrombus expansion and recurrent stroke , but neurologic outcome is usually good regardless of the therapeutic approach. CONCLUSION: Chickenpox should be considered in differential diagnosis of ischaemic stroke in healthy children who fit the clinical and radiological typical profile of PVCA. ©2013 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Keywords:
Chickenpox; Ischaemic stroke; Postvaricella cerebral arteriopathy; Varicella
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Year: 2014
PMID： 24330378 DOI： 10.1111/apa.12535
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Paediatr ISSN： 0803-5253 Impact factor: 2.299