Post-varicella arteriopathy: benefits of using serial transcranial Doppler examinations.
A 2(8/12)-year old boy suffered from hemiplegia secondary to a post-varicella arteriopathy. His clinical status improved and after 4 years of follow-up he had no recurrent stroke or transient ischemic attack. Regular improvement of arterial lesions, demonstated by serial transcranial Doppler investigations, excluded a progressive arteriopathy. Aspirin therapy was initiated and continued during 2,5 years. Transcranial Doppler is a portable, non-invasive tool that can be easily used on a regular basis to follow-up children with post-varicella arteriopathy.
Rougeot
Christelle
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Services de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Nord, 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex 02, France. stephane.chabrier@chu-st-etienne.fr
Boissier
Christian
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Chabrier
Stéphane
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D001037:Aphasia / Q000209:etiology; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000209:etiology; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin