Thrombophilia as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in childhood
The incidence of cerebrovascular disease in childhood is low and the diagnosis is very difficult. A patient with unsteady gait who involuntarily drops objects from his hands is presented. Imaging studies were performed. They showed the occurrence of ischemic infarction in the superficial territory o...
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| author | María Ofelia Hernández Oliver José Manuel González Santos Liubka María Pérez Mederos |
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| description | The incidence of cerebrovascular disease in childhood is low and the diagnosis is very difficult. A patient with unsteady gait who involuntarily drops objects from his hands is presented. Imaging studies were performed. They showed the occurrence of ischemic infarction in the superficial territory of the left middle cerebral artery as manifestation of thrombophilia for a disorder of the Factor V Leiden of clotting, which is considered to be heterozygous due to the presence of a mutated allele. The therapy was based on antiplatelet; later, when the etiology of the event was proven, it was replaced by anticoagulation treatment. The patient evolved successfully. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80ff8b5b8ec748b89410f3eba5da20892022-12-22T03:55:51ZspaEditorial Ciencias MédicasActa Médica del Centro2709-79272011-10-01546063629Thrombophilia as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in childhoodMaría Ofelia Hernández Oliver0José Manuel González Santos1Liubka María Pérez Mederos2Hospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, CubaHospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, CubaHospital Pediátrico “José Luis Miranda”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, CubaThe incidence of cerebrovascular disease in childhood is low and the diagnosis is very difficult. A patient with unsteady gait who involuntarily drops objects from his hands is presented. Imaging studies were performed. They showed the occurrence of ischemic infarction in the superficial territory of the left middle cerebral artery as manifestation of thrombophilia for a disorder of the Factor V Leiden of clotting, which is considered to be heterozygous due to the presence of a mutated allele. The therapy was based on antiplatelet; later, when the etiology of the event was proven, it was replaced by anticoagulation treatment. The patient evolved successfully.http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/658infarto de la arteria cerebral media/etiologíatrombofiliadiagnóstico por imagen |
| spellingShingle | María Ofelia Hernández Oliver José Manuel González Santos Liubka María Pérez Mederos Thrombophilia as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in childhood Acta Médica del Centro infarto de la arteria cerebral media/etiología trombofilia diagnóstico por imagen |
| title | Thrombophilia as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in childhood |
| title_full | Thrombophilia as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in childhood |
| title_fullStr | Thrombophilia as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in childhood |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thrombophilia as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in childhood |
| title_short | Thrombophilia as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in childhood |
| title_sort | thrombophilia as a cause of ischemic cerebrovascular disease in childhood |
| topic | infarto de la arteria cerebral media/etiología trombofilia diagnóstico por imagen |
| url | http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/658 |
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