Neonatal stroke: description of patients and investigation into pathogenesis.
We report 15 patients with neonatal stroke reviewed retrospectively. Twelve patients had left middle cerebral artery involvement--the same ratio observed in 36 previously reported patients with strokes. We studied 20 normal neonates prospectively to determine whether a difference in flow velocity could be detected between the left and right middle cerebral arteries; pulsed Doppler ultrasound, which compared both velocities, demonstrated no significant difference.
Coker
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Department of Neurology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, Ill 60153.
Beltran
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Myers
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Hmura
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D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies