Prethrombotic Disorders in Children With Arterial Ischemic Stroke and Sinovenous Thrombosis

Abstract
ARTERIAL ISCHEMIC stroke (AIS) and sinovenous thrombosis (SVT) are relatively uncommon events in children,1,2 yet few such epidemiological data have been reported.1-5 Although the pathogenesis of vascular occlusion is partially understood, inherited and acquired prethrombotic disorders have been identified as a cause of stroke in young people.6-26