Mitral valve prolapse: a cause of stroke in children?

For a large proportion of children suffering a stroke, no specific cause can be found. Two cases with infantile hemiplegia are reported who subsequently were found to have mitral valve prolapse, which occurred as a familial trait in both cases. An association between stroke in childhood and mitral v...

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Main Authors: Rice, G, Ebers, G, Bondar, R, Boughner, DR
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1981