Idiopathic cerebral infarction and upper limb ischemia in neonates.
Idiopathic cerebral infarction is very rare in neonates and has been described as being associated with upper extremity ischemia in a handful of cases. We report on two cases in which no etiology was found and review the literature on this interesting entity.
Guajardo
L
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Neonatology Division, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, CA 90801-1428.
Strauss
A
A
Amster
J
J
D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male