Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 69-71 , January 2003

Case of stroke in a 7-year-old male after parvovirus B19 infection

  • Battista Guidi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Neuroradiology, Hospital Ramazzini-Carpi (MO) Italy
    • ,
  • Patrizia Bergonzini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Neuroradiology, Hospital Ramazzini-Carpi (MO) Italy
    • ,
  • Giuliano Crisi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Neuroradiology, Hospital Ramazzini-Carpi (MO) Italy
    • ,
  • Giuliana Frigieri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Neuroradiology, Hospital Ramazzini-Carpi (MO) Italy
    • ,
  • Marinella Portolani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Diagnosis of Viral Diseases, University Hospital, Via del Pozzo, 87 Modena 41100 Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Portolani; Department of Hygiene, Microbiology and Biostatistics; University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; via Campi 287, 41100 Modena, Italy.

Received 2 May 2002 ,Accepted 31 July 2002.

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PII: S0887-8994(02)00504-0

doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(02)00504-0

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 69-71 , January 2003

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