Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 210-212 , March 2004

Misplaced peripherally inserted central catheter: an unusual cause of stroke

  • Sumit Parikh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to:Dr. Parikh; Dept. of Child Neurology; Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; 3705 Fifth Ave.; Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
    • ,
  • Vinodh Narayanan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Child Neurology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Received 25 March 2003 ,Accepted 11 September 2003.

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PII: S0887-8994(03)00475-2

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2003.09.008

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 210-212 , March 2004

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