Pediatric Neurology
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 387-389 , May 2001

Postvaricella angiopathy: report of a case with pathologic correlation

Presented in part at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Congress of Neurological Sciences, Edmonton, Canada, June 1999.

  • Michael Hayman, MB, BS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics; University of British Columbia; British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital; Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • Glenda Hendson, MB, BCh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, Department of Pediatrics; University of British Columbia; British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital; Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • Kenneth J Poskitt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiology, Department of Pediatrics; University of British Columbia; British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital; Vancouver, Canada
    • ,
  • Mary B Connolly, MB

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics; University of British Columbia; British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital; Vancouver, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Connolly; Division of Neurology; British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital; 4480 Oak Street; Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4, Canada

Received 1 July 1999 ,Accepted 14 February 2001.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 387-389 , May 2001

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