title: Factor V Leiden mutation, deficiency of antithrombin III and elevation of factor VIII in a child with ischemic stroke: a case report.
abstract: A 4-year-old boy was admitted with left hemiplegia. Thrombophilia marker examination resulted with factor V Leiden mutation heterozygosity, a deficiency of antithrombin III and a high level of factor VIII. Cranial computed tomography scan revealed an ischemic infarct in the region of right anterior cerebral artery. In the literature, combinations of multiple thrombophilia risk factors that trigger cerebral ischemic stroke in children have been emphasized. To our knowledge, this is the first child with these combinations of thrombophilia risk factors and ischemic stroke to be reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. ridvan_duran@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ridvan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.forename: Betül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biner
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Coşkun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Celtik
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karasalihoğlu
authors.forename: Betül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Acunaş
mesh_terms: D020152:Antithrombin III Deficiency; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005165:Factor V / Q000235:genetics*; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D020521:Stroke / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: C095381:factor V Leiden; D005165:Factor V; D005169:Factor VIII