title: Stroke in young with primary protein--S deficiency.
abstract: Stroke in young is a major health problem in developing countries along with CAD, according to various Indian studies its prevalence is 25-34%. Thrombophilic disorders constitute aetiology in 60% cases of stroke of undetermined aetiology. A 20 yrs old young female presented with symptoms of left PCA thrombosis (P2 syndrome), on evaluation--Isolated Protein--S deficiency is noticed. In this case Protein-S deficiency seems to be the only risk factor responsible for stroke.
authors.forename: Narayana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pantam
authors.forename: Mamatha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pulloori
authors.forename: Keerthi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alugubelly
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020762:Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery / Q000209:etiology*; D018455:Protein S Deficiency / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult