Pediatric Neurology
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 283-289 , April 2001

Early prognostic indicators of outcome in ischemic childhood stroke

  • Bas J.P Delsing, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Coriene E Catsman-Berrevoets, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Inge M Appel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Received 13 July 2000 ,Accepted 8 January 2001.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 283-289 , April 2001

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