Mechanisms of ischaemic stroke after chickenpox
Open Access
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 76 (6) , 522-525
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.76.6.522
Abstract
Ischaemic stroke is a recognised complication of chickenpox. Seven cases of ischaemic stroke in children after recent varicella infection are discussed in detail to emphasise that there are several mechanisms by which this may arise.Keywords
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